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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

The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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Born Country Hero Law Men Nature
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
Great things are won by great dangers.
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Danger Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
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
Call no man happy before he dies.
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Death Happiness Himself Men
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Absence Envy Failure Secret Success
It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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God Greatness Lows
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
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

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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