For of those [cities] that were great in earlier times, most of them have now become small, while those which were great in my time were small formerly.
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor's troubles we… - Herodotus
But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor's troubles we…
- Herodotus
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy. - Herodotus
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place. - Herodotus
I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event. - Herodotus
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence. - Herodotus
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
Haste in every business brings failures. - Herodotus
Haste in every business brings failures.
Calumny is a monstrous vice: for, where parties indulge in it, there are always two that are actively engaged in doing wrong, and one who is subject … - Herodotus
Calumny is a monstrous vice: for, where parties indulge in it, there are always two that are actively engaged in doing wrong, and one who is subject …
Men trust their ears less than their eyes. - Herodotus
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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 … - 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 …
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