Herodotus

"Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back."

- Herodotus

"In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons."

- Herodotus

"Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have lain dormant in its absence."

- Herodotus

""Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.""

- Herodotus

"Haste in every business brings failures."

- Herodotus

"Force has no place where there is need of skill."

- Herodotus

"I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it."

- Herodotus

"Of all possessions, a friend is the most precious."

- Herodotus

"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."

- Herodotus

"The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."

- Herodotus