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The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.

Herodotus

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
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
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
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
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Happiness Humble Life Reality
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide

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