Herodotus, the historian

[Dioklecian]

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Quotes:

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

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
Herodotus

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

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
Herodotus

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
Herodotus

Force has no place where there is need of skill.
Herodotus

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Herodotus

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
Herodotus

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.
Herodotus

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
Herodotus

In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
Herodotus

In soft regions are born soft men.
Herodotus

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.
Herodotus

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
Herodotus

Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever.
Herodotus

Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.
Herodotus

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

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
Herodotus

The destiny of man is in his own soul.
Herodotus

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

The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.
Herodotus

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
Herodotus

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[Dioklecian]

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What is it, I can't see it.

that makes two of us (yours doesn't load either )

[raisonpure]

Gamma. ILI > LIE, the quotes are very similar to other ILI quotes.

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