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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.

Herodotus

Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
HERODOTUS

Death Happy Men
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
HERODOTUS

Force Military Need Skill
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
HERODOTUS

History Imagination Movement War
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
HERODOTUS

Ourselves Shine War
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
HERODOTUS

Friendship Material Value
How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
HERODOTUS

Himself Men Politics Rule
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
HERODOTUS

Forever History Time
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
HERODOTUS

Divine God Impossible Men People
But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
HERODOTUS

God Greatness Jealous Success
The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
HERODOTUS

Fortune Hate Human Men Wisdom
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
HERODOTUS

Falsehood Lying
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
HERODOTUS

Country Egypt World
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
HERODOTUS

Death Father Peace War
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
HERODOTUS

Eyes Man Music Trust
The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
HERODOTUS

Appearance Hairs Skin
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
HERODOTUS

Fortunate Happiness Men Rich

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