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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

Herodotus

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
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
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
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
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
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
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
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
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide

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