Herodotus Histories Quotes & Sayings

There is neither creation nor destruction,
neither destiny nor free will, neither
path nor achievement.
This is the final truth. — Ramana Maharshi

The idea that the spirits of those once tortured in the house might still be there was the avenue his imagination began to explore. The groaning of the wood sounded like screams from the dungeon and the clunking pipes were the implements of torture. His bedcovers seemed to offer less protection than they had done in his younger years, he felt naked and at the mercy of his thoughts, and it wasn't long before the skull he'd seen in the cellar had a face, manifested by fear and imagination. — Matthew Williams

To the end, no matter what it is you are considering. Often enough, God gives a man a glimpse of happiness, and then utterly ruins him. THE HISTORIES, HERODOTUS, FIFTH CENTURY B.C. Indians — Robert Greene

Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend. — Elizabeth Gilbert

Just like that. From a hundred miles an hour to asleep in a nanosecond. — John Green

Questioning ourselves and our country is healthy and essential. — Bryant McGill

Administration and order are essential for your ministry. They are a stepping-stone to your being a success. — Sunday Adelaja

I miss the personalization that Vegas was - there were showroom captains and all the dealers knew the gamblers by their first names. — Wayne Newton

I've found it's never the animals you have to worry about, Miki. It's the humans. — Shelly Laurenston

I am angry. We should all be angry. Anger has a long history of bringing about positive change. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Ideas are the source of all things — Plato

When the rich give a party and the meal is finished, a man carries round amongst the guests a wooden image of a corpse in a coffin, carved and painted to look as much like the real thing as possible, and anything from 18 inches to 3 foot long; he shows it to each guest in turn, and says: "Look upon this body as you drink and enjoy yourself; for you will be just like it when you are dead."
[Herodotus 'Histories', II 82] — Herodotus

Technology is teaching us to be human again. — Simon Mainwaring