Quotes by Herodotus about Man

Herodotus Greek historian

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

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All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

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Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

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He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.

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I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.

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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.

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Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

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In soft regions are born soft men.

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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

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

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

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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.

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The destiny of man is in his own soul.

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

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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.

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The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence.

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

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

Quote by Herodotus about man