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.
HERODOTUSAs the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
More Herodotus Quotes
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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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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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The Colchians, Ethiopians and Egyptians have thick lips, broad nose, woolly hair and they are burnt of skin.
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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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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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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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If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
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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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All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.
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How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.
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A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
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Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Great things are won by great dangers.
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These ‘messengers’ will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
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Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
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The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
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We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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Chances rule men and not men chances.
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If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
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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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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
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