Great things are won by great dangers.

Quote by Herodotus

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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...

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.

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...

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...

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

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,...

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.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes

Men trust their ears less than their eyes

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of...

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of...

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

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

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.

In soft regions are born soft men.

In soft regions are born soft men.

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

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...

Soft men tend to be born from soft countries.

Soft men tend to be born from soft countries.

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...

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

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....

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

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.