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
rain night snow
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. [The Motto Of The U.S. Postal Service]
distance rain night
These 'messengers' will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, or by the darkness of night.
rain night snow
Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed.
horse rain journey
It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the men and horses that stand along the road, each horse and man at the interval of a days journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed.
injured man
A man calumniated is doubly injured - first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.
great jealous success
But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.
country good human provide single
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.
knowledge people
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.
anticipate boldness cowardly evils fear half might noble remain run subject
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.
evil good
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.
death delightful weary
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.
bolts god greater greatest houses tallest whatever
Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and the tallest trees. For he is wont to thwart whatever is greater than the rest.
bury fathers peace war
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
gods greater love punish
The gods love to punish whatever is greater than the rest.