"Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks."
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"Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men."
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"Of all possessions a friend is the most precious."
Herodotus"Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back."
Herodotus"Great things are won by great dangers."
Herodotus"To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing."
Herodotus"But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods."
Herodotus"The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."
Herodotus"Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh."
Herodotus"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."
Herodotus"Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing."
Herodotus"In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons."
Herodotus"Force has no place where there is need of skill."
Herodotus"All men's gains are the fruit of venturing."
Herodotus"Men trust their ears less than their eyes."
Herodotus"I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it."
Herodotus"It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing."
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