Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
HERODOTUSThe most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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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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We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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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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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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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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A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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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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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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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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Chances rule men and not men chances.
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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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