All Quotes
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Force has no place where there is need of skill.Herodotus, The Histories of Herodotus
Haste in every business brings failures.Herodotus, The Histories of Herodotus
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.Herodotus, The Histories of Herodotus
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.Herodotus, Inscription, New York City Post Office, adapted from Herodotus
Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed.Herodotus, The Histories of Herodotus
This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power.Herodotus, The Histories of Herodotus
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.George Washington
In soft regions are born soft men.Herodotus, The Histories of Herodotus
Man is the measure of all things.Protagoras, Fragment 1
There are two sides to every question.Protagoras, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers