Herodotus Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

9 Famous Quotes by Herodotus
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“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.”
Risk Quotes
“How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.”
Envy Quotes
“Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.”
History 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.”
Courage Quotes
“Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.”
Death / immortality Quotes
“How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.”
Envy Quotes
“In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons. -Herodotus.”
Peace Quotes
“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“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.”
Miscellaneous Quotes