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We will either find a way, or make one.

Hannibal BC 247-182, Carthaginian General, Statesman

Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you.

Haug

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?

Rabbi Hillel 30B.C - 9 A.D., Jewish Rabbi, Teacher

What is hateful to thyself do not do to another. That is the whole Law, the rest is Commentary.

Rabbi Hillel 30B.C - 9 A.D., Jewish Rabbi, Teacher

What is hateful to thyself do not do to another. That is the whole Law, the rest is Commentary.

Rabbi Hillel 30B.C - 9 A.D

You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing on.

Heraclitus, Greek philosopher

Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm.

Hippocrates, Greek physician

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Heave

If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.

Heraclitus, Greek philosopher

Never deceive a friend.

Hipparchus 2nd Century BC, Rhodian Astronomer

Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.

Herodotus

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

Herodotus

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

Herodotus

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I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.

Herodotus Greek historian

Haste in every business brings failures.

Herodotus

Many things which nature makes difficult become easy to the man who uses his brains.

Hannibal Barca, General

God has given to man no sharper spur to victory than contempt of death.

Hannibal Barca, General

The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.

Herodotus

It's not what you appreciate; it's that you appreciate.

Hannibal

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

Herodotus

The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

Herodotus

Of all men’s miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.

Herodotus Greek historian

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Great deeds are usaully wrought at great risks.

Herodotus Greek historian

Doubt is the father of invention.

Herodotus Greek historian

He who refuses to learn deserves extinction.

Rabbi Hillel 30B.C - 9 A.D

Ghost only exist for those who wish to see them.

Holtei

Tell me whom you love and I will tell you who you are.

Houssaye

Never deceive a friend.

Hipparchus
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.
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.
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.
The mirrors in your mind can reflect the best of yourself, not the worst of someone else.
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.
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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