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The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.

Herodotus

A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
HERODOTUS

Naked Respect Women
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
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
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
HERODOTUS

Forever History Time
It is better to be envied than pitied.
HERODOTUS

Better Envy One Liner
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
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
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
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Break Cheating Fear Men Place
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
HERODOTUS

Honor Love Possession Shady

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