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.
HERODOTUSUnless 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.
HERODOTUSOne 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.
HERODOTUSHistory is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
HERODOTUSIt 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.
HERODOTUSCircumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
HERODOTUSIt is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
HERODOTUSCivil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
HERODOTUSBut if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
HERODOTUSThe most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
HERODOTUSThe sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
HERODOTUSAll of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
HERODOTUSWhere even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
HERODOTUSThe gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
HERODOTUSIn soft regions are born soft men.
HERODOTUSThe worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
HERODOTUSBut this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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