Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.
HERODOTUSChances rule men and not men chances.
More Herodotus Quotes
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But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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One 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.
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The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Haste in every business brings failures.
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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Some 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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It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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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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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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Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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