Herodotus Quotes

"This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power."
- Herodotus

"Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed."
- Herodotus

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

"Haste in every business brings failures."
- Herodotus

"Force has no place where there is need of skill."
- Herodotus

"In peace, children inter their parents war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children."
- Herodotus

"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."
- Herodotus

"Men trust their ears less than their eyes."
- Herodotus

"It is better to be envied than pitied."
- Herodotus

"In soft regions are born soft men."
- 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 it."
- Herodotus

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

"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."
- Herodotus

"Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks."
- Herodotus