Herodotus Quotes

"The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."
-Herodotus

"The destiny of man is in his own soul."
-Herodotus

"Haste in every business brings failures."
-Herodotus

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

"Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change."
-Herodotus

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

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

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

"Very few things happen at the right time and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects."
-Herodotus

"Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this, to know so much and to have control over nothing."
-Herodotus

"Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks."
-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 in Relaxation quotes.

"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 in Goals quotes.

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

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