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

Herodotus

It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
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
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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Forever History Time
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
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

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