God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
HERODOTUSWhatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
More Herodotus Quotes
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If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own
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Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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My men have become women, but the women men.
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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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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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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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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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