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A man calumniated is doubly injured -- first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.

Herodotus

Slander
2

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

Herodotus

Growth
3

But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.

Herodotus

Uncategorised
4

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

Herodotus

Death and Dying
5

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Herodotus

Deeds and Good Deeds
6

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

Herodotus

Envy
7

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

Herodotus

Change
8

In soft regions are born soft men.

Herodotus

Life and Living
9

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.

Herodotus

Uncategorised
10

Mens fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever.

Herodotus

Uncategorised
11

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

Herodotus

Government
12

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

Herodotus

Perseverance
13

The destiny of man is in his own soul

Herodotus

Destiny
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The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.

Herodotus

Suffering

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A man calumniated is doubly injured -- first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.

But I like not these great successes of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.

Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

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

Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.

In soft regions are born soft men.

Mens fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever.

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

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

The destiny of man is in his own soul

The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.