Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
HERODOTUSHappiness 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.
More Herodotus Quotes
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It is the gods’ custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
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The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
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Great things are won by great dangers.
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The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Haste in every business brings failures.
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The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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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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Chances rule men and not men chances.
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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
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Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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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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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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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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