We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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.
More Herodotus Quotes
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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
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Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
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In soft regions are born soft men.
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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 is better to be envied than pitied.
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The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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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.
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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
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Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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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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