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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.

Herodotus

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
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
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Belief Blessing End God Hope Oneself
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
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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Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
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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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich

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