I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.

Quote by Herodotus

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In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.

In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.

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.

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

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

The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had...

The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

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...

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...

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything...

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything...

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...

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.

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,...

Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and...

Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and...

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

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

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.