To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.

Quote by Herodotus

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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...

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....

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

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.

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...

Soft men tend to be born from soft countries.

Soft men tend to be born from soft countries.

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...

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...

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...

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

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...

In soft regions are born soft men.

In soft regions are born soft men.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

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

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

The destiny of man is in his own soul.

The destiny of man is in his own soul.

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

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

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

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

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.

Todays decisions are tomorrows realities. Remember you have three choices: Take it, leave it or...

Todays decisions are tomorrows realities. Remember you have three choices: Take it, leave it or...