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I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.

Herodotus

I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
HERODOTUS

Happiness Human Philosophy Remain
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
HERODOTUS

Goodness Slavery
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
HERODOTUS

Force Military Need Skill
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
HERODOTUS

Ears Eye Trust
In soft regions are born soft men.
HERODOTUS

Born Life Men
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
HERODOTUS

Alone Equality Freedom Goodness Talk
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.
HERODOTUS

Accomplishment Best Distance Night Rain
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.
HERODOTUS

Enjoyment Favour God Reason Success
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
HERODOTUS

Force Little Wisdom
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
HERODOTUS

Death Father Peace War
A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.
HERODOTUS

Naked Respect Women
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
HERODOTUS

Beginning End Together
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
HERODOTUS

Divine God Impossible Men People
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
HERODOTUS

Friendship Material Value
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.
HERODOTUS

Himself Men Politics Rule
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
HERODOTUS

History Imagination Movement War

I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.

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