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Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

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Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
HERODOTUS

Disease Live Long Time Trials
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
HERODOTUS

Better Envy
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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
HERODOTUS

Death Life Refuge
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 most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
HERODOTUS

Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
HERODOTUS

Honor Love Possession Shady
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
HERODOTUS

God Greatness Lows
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
HERODOTUS

Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
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
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
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success

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