Quotes about Herodotus

Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and...

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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war...

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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

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

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As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.

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All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

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A man calumniated is doubly injured - first by him who utters the calumny, and...

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When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.

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Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.

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Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at...

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

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There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

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