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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

A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories

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

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