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In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

Herodotus

I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
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
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
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Fortune Luck Men Side
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Effort Evil Philosophy War

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

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