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

Herodotus

Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
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
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
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
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Greatness Human Kings Power
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
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Character Envy Human Kind Nature
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
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
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

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