Herodotus quotes

In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. (Herodotus)
It is better to be envied than pitied.
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Men trust their eyes less than their ears.
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In soft regions are born soft men.
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Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Chances rule men and not men chances.
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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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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it. (Herodotus)
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
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Haste in every business brings failure.
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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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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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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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This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power.
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The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Call no man happy before he dies.
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For if one should propose to all men a choice, bidding them select the best customs from all the customs that there are, each race of men, after examining them all, would select those of his own people; thus all think that their own customs are by far the best.
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It is the gods' custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness. (Herodotus)
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one's share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.
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