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It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.

Herodotus

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
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
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
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
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
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Bidding Choice Men Nation World
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Disease Live Long Time Trials
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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Action Deep Life Passion Philosophy Risk Time
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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
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
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom

It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.

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