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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

God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
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
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
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
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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God Greatness Jealous Success
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
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War

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