“ If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. ”
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“ In peace, children inter their parents; war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children. ”
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“ He asked, 'Croesus, who told you to attack my land and meet me as an enemy instead of a friend?' The King replied, 'It was caused by your good fate and my bad fate. It was the fault of the Greek gods, who with their arrogance, encouraged me to march onto your lands. Nobody is mad enough to choose war whilst there is peace. During times of peace, the sons bury their fathers, but in war it is the fathers who send their sons to the grave. ”
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“ When the rich give a party and the meal is finished, a man carries round amongst the guests a wooden image of a corpse in a coffin, carved and painted to look as much like the real thing as possible, and anything from 18 inches to 3 foot long; he shows it to each guest in turn, and says: "Look upon this body as you drink and enjoy yourself; for you will be just like it when you are dead." [Herodotus ‘Histories’, II 82] ”
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“ Some men 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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“ Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed. ”
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“ It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half of the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen. ”
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“ If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. ”
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“ To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing. ”
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“ It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half of the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen. ”
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“ It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half of the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen. ”
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“ If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. ”
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“ Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. ”
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“ If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. ”
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“ A man calumniated is doubly injured - first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it. ”
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“ A man calumniated is doubly injured — first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it. ”
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“ In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. ”
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“ As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. ”
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“ Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing. ”
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