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Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.

Herodotus

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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Design Effort Favour Outcomes Result
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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Evil Fear Heart Suffering
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
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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Better Envy
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
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
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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Ourselves Shine War
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Alone Ships Wall
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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Naked Respect Women
Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Character Clothes Modesty Remember
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
These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
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
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

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