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Herodotus: '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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Herodotus: 'God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.'

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Herodotus: 'As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.'

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

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Herodotus: 'A man calumniated is doubly injured - first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.'

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Herodotus: 'Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.'

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Herodotus: 'When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.'

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Herodotus: 'To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.'

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Herodotus: 'Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.'

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Herodotus: 'But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.'

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Herodotus: '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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Herodotus: '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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Epictetus: 'It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.'

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Epictetus: 'The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.'

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Epictetus: 'If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.'

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Epictetus: 'If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.'

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Epictetus: 'If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.'

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Epictetus: 'Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.'

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Epictetus: 'If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.'

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Epictetus: 'If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.'

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