Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
HERODOTUSCall no man happy before he dies.
More Herodotus Quotes
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In soft regions are born soft men.
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The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
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A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
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It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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The king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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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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But 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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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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One 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.
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