Herodotus Quotes

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

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.

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.

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

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.

The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.

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