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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.

Herodotus

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
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
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
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
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
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
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Action Bold Men Moments Planning
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
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 most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Happiness Inspirational Life Live Reflection Thinking
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
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
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

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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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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