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Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.

Herodotus

The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
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
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
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
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
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
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

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