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.

Quote by Herodotus

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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...

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

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....

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...

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,...

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

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

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

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...

In soft regions are born soft men.

In soft regions are born soft men.

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...

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half...

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half...

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...

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

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 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.

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.

Great things are won by great dangers.

Great things are won by great dangers.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

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

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