The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.

Quote by Herodotus

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The destiny of man is in his own soul.

The destiny of man is in his own soul.

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

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

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...

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are...

But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are...

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...

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.

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.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

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...

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...

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...

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.

God does not suffer presumption in anyone but himself.