Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

Quote by Herodotus

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Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others,...

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others,...

The destiny of man is in his own soul.

The destiny of man is in his own soul.

The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.

The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.

I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of...

I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of...

Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man...

Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man...

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to...

I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to...

The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over...

The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over...

To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same...

To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same...

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and...

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and...

The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.

The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest.

Great things are won by great dangers.

Great things are won by great dangers.

It's impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as...

It's impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as...

Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war...

Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war...

If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the...

If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the...

Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have...

Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have...

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

A man calumniated is doubly injured - first by him who utters the calumny, and...

A man calumniated is doubly injured - first by him who utters the calumny, and...

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information.

In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information.