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The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing. ↗

— Herodotus

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He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold. ↗

— Herodotus

#best #best man #bold #everything #fears

It's impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself. ↗

— Herodotus

#country #good #good things #human #impossible

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing. ↗

— Herodotus

#alone #clear #equality #freedom #freedom of speech

There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob. ↗

— Herodotus

#given #mob #more #nothing #outrage

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

— Herodotus

#correct #defects #few #few things #happen

Great things are won by great dangers. ↗

— Herodotus

#great #great things #things #won

How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied. ↗

— Herodotus

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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. ↗

— Herodotus

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A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me. ↗

— John Higgins

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