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The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.

Herodotus

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
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
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
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
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
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
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
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
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value

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