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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.

Herodotus

It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
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
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
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View

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