A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
HERODOTUSWhere wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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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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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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Chances rule men and not men chances.
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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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Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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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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The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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