Herodotus
Herodotus
Herodotuswas a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Cariaand lived in the fifth century BC, a contemporary of Socrates. He is widely referred to as "The Father of History"; he was the first historian known to have broken from Homeric tradition to treat historical subjects as a method of investigation—specifically, by collecting his materials systematically and critically, and then arranging them into a historiographic narrative. The Histories is the only work which he is known to have produced, a record...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionHistorian
men suffering worst
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
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A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king.
lying falsehood
Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told.
honor shady possession
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession.
heart evil suffering
Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one's share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.
country shine-on shining
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
wall ships all-alone
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
spring taken years
Tell Greece that her spring has been taken out of her year.
change men firsts
But if you know that you are a man too, and that even such are those that rule, learn this first of all: that all human affairs are a wheel which, as it turns, does not allow the same men always to be fortunate.
memorable fighting battle
The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.
courage women men
My men have become women, but the women men.
two islands poverty
We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness.
country egypt world
It [Egypt] has more wonders in it than any other country in the world and provides more works that defy description than any otherplace.
friendship real joy
A real friend ... exults in his friend’s happiness, rejoices in all his joys, and is ready to afford him the best advice.