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

Herodotus

If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
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
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
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
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust

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