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Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.

Herodotus

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
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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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
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
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women

Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.

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