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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

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
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
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
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
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
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Action End Fade Life People Time
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
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Goodness Slavery
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Dream Incident Rise
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
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
In soft regions are born soft men.
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Born Life Men
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill

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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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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