Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
HERODOTUSWhere wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Haste in every business brings failures.
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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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Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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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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Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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