Herodotus Quotes

Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
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Falsehood Lying
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Absence Adversity Drawing Mad Men Strength
I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
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Believe Bound Cases Myself
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
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Death Inspirational One Liner Suicide
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
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Divine God Impossible Men People
Chances rule men and not men chances.
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Chance Men Rule
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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Country Goodness Human Philosophy Togetherness
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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Happiness Humble Life Reality
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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Himself Men Politics Rule
All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.
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Business Inspirational Men Result
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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Force Military Need Skill
When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.
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Death Life Refuge
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
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Change Men Resistance
There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
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Foolish Outrage Useless War
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
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Battle Fight Memories
We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see.
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Convinced Nature See
Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
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Chance Circumstances Men Philosophy
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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Men Philosophy Power Suffering Worst
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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Fun Himself Men relief Serious
My men have become women, but the women men.
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Courage Men Women
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
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Act Knowledge Men Pain Worst
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
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God Help Islands Poor
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
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Ears Eye Trust
If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.
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Inspirational Possible Time
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor’s troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.
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Deep Happiness Home Ideas Philosophy
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
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Friendship Material Value
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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Eyes Man Music Trust

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