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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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

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...

In soft regions are born soft men.

In soft regions are born soft men.

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...

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.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

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.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...