Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
HERODOTUSThese ‘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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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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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Haste in every business brings failures.
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If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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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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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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The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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