We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
HERODOTUSWhere even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
More Herodotus Quotes
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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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In soft regions are born soft men.
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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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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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He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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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.
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The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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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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Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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