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Herodotus Quotes

Greek - Historian | 484 BC - 425 BC

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.

Moment Men Victory Design Goal More

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

Men Control Know Nothing Over Much

The gods love to punish whatever is greater than the rest.

Love Rest Whatever Greater Than

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

Success Men Fruit Gains Venturing

One should always look to the end of everything, how it will finally come out. For the god has shown blessedness to many only to overturn them utterly in the end.

God End Look Will Everything Out

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

Eyes Trust Men Ears Than Less

To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.

Good Intelligence Think Advice Same

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.

Fear Better Run Risk Boldness Noble

The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.

Man Luck Plan Bad Side Planned

Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.

Men Rich Unhappy Circumstances Many

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

Knowledge People More See May Give

Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.

Peace War Effort Evil Greater Worse

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