We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
HERODOTUSCall no man happy before he dies.
More Herodotus Quotes
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All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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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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God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
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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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In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
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Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
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Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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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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