Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

Quote by Herodotus

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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...

One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out....

One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out....

Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.

Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.

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

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

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...

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...

The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.

The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at...

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at...

The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.

The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.

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...

There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.

When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.

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,...

Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.

Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes

Men trust their ears less than their eyes

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life. Death was like love,...

I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life. Death was like love,...