“Herodotus says, "Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the conscientious historian will… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Herodotus, the ‘Father of History’, records the moment – and you can hear the emotion in his voice as he does so,… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
“Now if a man thus favoured died as he has lived, he will be just the one you are looking for: the… — Herodotus Copy Share Image
“People who dislike budging from their homes or walking beyond their own backyards--and they are always and everywhere in the majority--treat Herodotus'… — Ryszard Kapuściński Copy Share Image
“a historian named Herodotus, tells of a thief who was to be executed. As he was taken away he made a bargain… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
“The Greek historian Herodotus, writing over two thousand years ago, produced one of the first descriptions of one culture getting worked up… — Caitlin Doughty Copy Share Image
“And it is plain enough, not from this instance only, but from many everywhere, that freedom is an excellent thing since even… — Jim Lacey Copy Share Image
Herodotus is not more indisputably the father of history than is Sir Boyle Roche the father of Bulls. No doubt there were… — Boyle Roche Copy Share Image
“The Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski, acclaimed as the most brilliant and perceptive reporter of his time, writes in "Travels with Herodotus" that… — Mateo Cabello Copy Share Image
“As the psychologist Steven Pinker puts it, “Exposure to worlds that can be seen only through the eyes of a foreigner, an… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
“Some twenty-five hundred years ago, Herodotus looked back and saw the early games played by the Greeks as an explicit attempt to… — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
Look, if you have a problem with distilling the Battle of Thermopylae down to freedom versus tyranny, you need to read Herodotus… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
“As to the ancient historians, from Herodotus to Tacitus , we credit them as far as they relate things probable and credible,… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“Yeast. The word comes to us through Old English, from the Indo-European root 'yes'- meaning boil, foam, bubble. It does all those… — Christa Parrish Copy Share Image
“Here Herodotus can be of some help again. “As to the customs of the Persians, I know them to be these. It… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Are you happy?” asked Mr. Nancy, suddenly. He had been staring at Shadow for several hours. Whenever Shadow glanced over to his… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image