The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
HERODOTUSBut I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
More Herodotus Quotes
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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Great things are won by great dangers.
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God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.
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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
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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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Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
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The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
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In soft regions are born soft men.
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