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Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.

Herodotus

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
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
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
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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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
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
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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
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
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
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
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady

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