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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

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
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
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
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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 wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule

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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