All Herodotus Quotes
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
Herodotus
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In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
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War
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The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.
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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.
Herodotus
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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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I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.
Herodotus
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How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.
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The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.
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