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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

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
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Appearance Hairs Skin
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power

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