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“In the morning of like, work; in the midday, give counsel; in the evening, pray.”

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Hesiod, an ancient Greek poet, whose birth and death dates are unknown. He is an important figure in Greek literature, known for his epic works 'Works and Days' and 'Theogony'. more

“If anyone, no matter who, were given the opportunity of choosing from amongst all the nations in the world the set of beliefs which he thought best, he would inevitably—after careful considerations of their relative merits—choose that of his own country. Everyone without exception believes his own native customs, and the religion he was brought up in, to be the best.”

Ifs World Believe Country Matter Opportunity Belief Given Nations Careful Merit Being The Best Native Consideration Exception Customs Relative Cultural Relativism

Author:Herodotus

“But this I know: if all mankind were to take their troubles to market with the idea of exchanging them, anyone seeing what his neighbor's troubles were like would be glad to go home with his own.”

Ifs Knows Ideas Home Would Be Seeing Trouble Mankind Neighbor Glad Exchanging

Author:Herodotus

“Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time.”

People Action Fades Inquiry

Author:Herodotus

“If an important decision is to be made, they [the Persians] discuss the question when they are drunk, and the following day the master of the house where the discussion was held submits their decision for reconsideration when they are sober. If they still approve it, it is adopted; if not, it is abandoned. Conversely, any decision they make when they are sober, is reconsidered afterwards when they are drunk.”

Ifs Made Stills Important House Decision Masters Following Drunk Discussion Abandoned Submit Sober Adopted Important Decisions Reconsideration

Book:Snakes with Wings and Gold-digging Ants

Source: Snakes with Wings and Gold-digging Ants

“Force has no place where there is need of skill.”

Needs Force Military Skills

Author:Herodotus

“Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.”

Thinking States Wish Virtue Our Lives Inspire Fame Riches Heroic Posterity Reflecting Reflecting Upon

Author:Herodotus

“It is the greatest and the tallest of trees that the gods bring low with bolts and thunder. For the gods love to thwart whatever is greater than the rest. They do not suffer pride in anyone but themselves.”

Suffering Greater Tree Pride Lows God Love Thunder Bolts

Author:Herodotus

“Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Dienekes. It is said that on the eve of battle, he was told by a native of Trachis that the Persian archers were so numerous that, their arrows would block out the sun. Dienekes, however, undaunted by this prospect, remarked with a laugh, 'Good. Then we will fight in the shade.”

Said Fighting Laughing Sun Battle Extraordinary Block Native Shade Arrows Valor Persian Archer Undaunted Thespians Thermopylae

Author:Herodotus

“It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.”

Want Looks Sound Design Planning Outcomes Favour Unlikely

Book:The Histories

Source: The Histories

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