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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

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance

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