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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

All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
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
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
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Fortunate Happiness Men Rich
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
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
Haste in every business brings failures.
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Business Failure Haste
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Goodness Kings Oneself Rule
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Death Father Peace War
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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Inspirational Learning Men Philosophy Trying
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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God Greatness Love
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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Death Happy Men

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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