Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.
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They the Persians are accustomed to deliberate on matters of the highest moment when warm with wine but whatever they in this situation may determine is again proposed to them on the morrow, in their cooler moments, by the person in whose house they had before assembled. If at this time also it meet their approbation, it is executed otherwise it is rejected. Whatever also they discuss when sober, is always a second time examined after they have been drinking.Herodotus
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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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Call no man happy before he dies.
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This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power.
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A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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