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

Herodotus

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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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Honor Love Possession Shady
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
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
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Better Envy One Liner
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
God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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God Himself Suffering
If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul.
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Body Food Health Soul
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
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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Force Little Wisdom
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
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

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