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How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.

Herodotus

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
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
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
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
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.
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Design Give Up Goal Happiness Inspirational Moments
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
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Decision Necessary Opinion Opportunity View
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst

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