Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
HERODOTUSThose who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
HERODOTUSThe most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
HERODOTUSOf all possessions a friend is the most precious.
HERODOTUSCivil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
HERODOTUSHaste in every business brings failures.
HERODOTUSWhere wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
HERODOTUSWe are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
HERODOTUSOne should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.
HERODOTUSThe king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
HERODOTUSThe secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
HERODOTUSThe Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
HERODOTUSCall no man happy before he dies.
HERODOTUSForce has no place where there is need of skill.
HERODOTUSThe worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
HERODOTUSThe 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.
HERODOTUSIt 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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