The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risk.
A man’s character is his fate.
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
The only thing constant in life is change.
No one is free who is not master of himself.
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about but few have seen.
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
To do good is noble. To teach others to do good is nobler.
Ignorance is the root and stem of all evil.
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.
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
Empires are built on the blood and sweat of their people.
The ultimate wisdom is to be aware of one’s own ignorance.
A wise man understands that every action has a consequence.
Character is not made in a crisis, it is only exhibited.
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
Quotes by Herodotus part 2
The eyes of the wise are everywhere.
It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.
Men’s fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning brings them up and down.
Destiny waits for no man. Fate leads the willing, but drags along the unwilling.
As great as travel is, home is always better.
Victory does not always go to the strong, but to the one who endures.
The strong do what they have to; the weak accept what they have to.
A lively knave is better than a sleeping noble.
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
When someone has the opportunity to lead, take it.
The gods cannot help those who do not honor themselves.
An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
The most satisfying victory is the one that comes after the hardest struggle.
Learn to bear what you cannot change.
The wise learn from their mistakes, the wiser learn from the mistakes of others.
True nobility is not being superior to others, but being superior to your previous self.
Fortune favors the bold.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
The greatest glory in living is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.
It is the sweetest thing to win every battle without fighting.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
Don’t be content with the safe choice. Take the risk and see where it leads you.
The only way to predict the future is to create it.
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