Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
HERODOTUSCall no man happy before he dies.
More Herodotus Quotes
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History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
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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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Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.
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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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Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.
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Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
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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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We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
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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 gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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