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The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.

Herodotus

The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
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
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
HERODOTUS

Disease Live Long Time Trials
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
HERODOTUS

Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
HERODOTUS

Naked Respect Women
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
HERODOTUS

History Imagination Movement War
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
HERODOTUS

Battle Fight Memories
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
HERODOTUS

Foolish Outrage Useless War

The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.

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