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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

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
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
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 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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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History Imagination Movement War
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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

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