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Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.

Herodotus

Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner

Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.

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Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.

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