Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
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Herodotus
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About Herodotus
Herodotus was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, under Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy. He wrote the Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars, among other subjects such as the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty of Cyrus. He has been described as "The Father of History", a title conferred on him by the ancient Roman orator Cicero.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by HerodotusIn peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
But I like not these great success of yours for I know how jealous are the gods.
When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.
The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.
All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
Circumstances rule men men do not rule circumstances.
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.
But I like not these great success of yours for I know how jealous are the gods.
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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.
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.