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Herodotus Quotes

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Herodotus

Herodotus

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Birthplace Halicarnassus, Caria, Asia Minor, Persian Empire

Occupations Historian, Politician, Writer

Total quotes (20)

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

— Herodotus, Strategy Synthesis: Resolving Strategy Paradoxes to Create Competitive Advantage

Knowledge Power Control Wisdom

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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

— Herodotus, The Histories

Trust Hearing Gossip News Vision seeing Belief believing

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The most hateful grief of all human griefs is this, to have knowledge of the truth but no power over the event.

— Herodotus, The Histories Book 9: Calliope

Life Living Knowledge Grief Sorrow Power Control Truth

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Far better is it to have a stout heart always, and suffer one's share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.

— Herodotus, The Histories

Life Living Love Loving Relationship

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I shall therefore discourse equally of both, convinced that human happiness never continues long in one stay

— Herodotus, The Histories of Herodotus

Happiness Fulfillment lasting Life

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They made it plain to everyone, however, and above all to the king himself, that although he had plenty of troops, he did not have many men

— Herodotus, The Histories

War rule royalty army Men troops History historical

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If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun or relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

— Herodotus, Herodotus

relax calm Fun Slowing Down

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In peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons.

— Herodotus, The Histories

Death Children Parents War burial

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The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.

— Herodotus, Histories: Bk. VIII-IX

Rhetoric might Greatness Power Reach royalty rule

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Hippocleides doesn't care

— Herodotus, The Histories

Life Living caring History humor

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

— Herodotus, The Histories

Relationships People Judgement Pity Envy Jealousy Emotion

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Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

— Herodotus, Leadership Matters: Unleashing the Power of Paradox

Life Living circumstance happenings

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Although he had plenty of troops he did not have many men.

— Herodotus, The Histories

army Men History

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My men have turned into women and my women into men!

— Herodotus, The Histories

Men Women gender Life

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I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.

— Herodotus, The Histories

Happiness lasting friendship Relationships

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Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

— Herodotus, The Histories

actions decision Risk Chance Opportunity

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Force has no place where there is need of skill

— Herodotus, Beyond the Bounds: A History of UPMC

force skill Knowledge ability

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From great wrongdoing there are great punishments from the gods.

— Herodotus, The Histories

actions Wrong Right punishment gods Beliefs Religion

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Human prosperity never abides long in the same place

— Herodotus, The Histories

Life Living prosperity Success Wealth afluence

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The women, I conjecture, were called doves by the Dodonaeans, because they were barbarians, and they seemed to chatter like birds; but after a time, when the woman spoke intelligibly to them, they presently reported that the dove had spoken with a human voice; for as long as she used a barbarous language, she appeared to them to chatter like a bird: for how could a dove speak with a human voice?

— Herodotus, The History

Women historical anecdote Speaking voice talk

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