Herodotus

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

"Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks. "

"Haste in every business brings failures. "

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

"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. "

"In peace, children inter their parents war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children. "

"In soft regions are born soft men. "

"It is better to be envied than pitied. "

"Men trust their ears less than their eyes. "

"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. "

"Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed. "

"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 king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long. "

"This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power. "