But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
HERODOTUSMen trust their ears less than their eyes.
More Herodotus Quotes
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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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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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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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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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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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Great things are won by great dangers.
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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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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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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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In soft regions are born soft men.
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A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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