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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

Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
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
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
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
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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Age Chilren Education
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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Forever History Time
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
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
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
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 wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall

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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