All Herodotus Quotes
- In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons. Bury
- This king [Sesostris] divided the land among all Egyptians so as to give each one a quadrangle of equal size and to draw from each… All
- Men trust their ears less than their eyes. Ears
- Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change. Change
- Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last… Almost Reached
- The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing. Insight
- Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks. Chance
- Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects. All
- The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act. Act
- 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… Allowed
- Haste in every business brings failures. Brings
- In peace children inter their parents, war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children. Causes
- The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event. All
- All men's gains are the fruit of venturing. All
- And now for the vapor-bath: on a framework of three sticks, meeting at the top, they stretch pieces of woolen cloth, taking care to get… Any
- A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments. Along
- Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view… Adopt
- It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the men and horses that stand along the… Accomplishing
- Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back. From
- How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied. Better