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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.

Herodotus

Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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Country Egypt World
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Beginning End Together
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
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
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
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 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
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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