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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All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

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...

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.

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....

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...

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

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

Soft men tend to be born from soft countries.

Soft men tend to be born from soft countries.

In soft regions are born soft men.

In soft regions are born soft men.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

The destiny of man is in his own soul.

The destiny of man is in his own soul.