Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
HERODOTUSGood masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
More Herodotus Quotes
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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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It 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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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
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The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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In soft regions are born soft men.
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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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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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