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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

Herodotus

Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
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
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Destiny Event Grief Knowledge Truth
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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Himself Men Politics Rule
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
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
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
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
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

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