I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
HERODOTUSThe king’s might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
More Herodotus Quotes
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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It’s impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.
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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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We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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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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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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It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.
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All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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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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But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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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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