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
change men illness
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
slavery slave masters
Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters.
learning men trying
Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.
happy death men
Before a man dies, hold back and call him not happy but lucky.
grief destiny events
The most hateful grief of all human griefs is to have knowledge of a truth, but no power over the event.
envy envied
It is better to be envied than pitied.
people inquiry action
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.
men people greek
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
war father military
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.
adversity men drawing
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
life happiness real
The man of affluence is not in fact more happy than the possessor of a bare competency, unless, in addition to his wealth, the end of his life be fortunate. We often see misery dwelling in the midst of splendour, whilst real happiness is found in humbler stations.
fun men knowing
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.
envy secret absence
The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.
trust eye men
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.