Herodotus

"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."

"Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men."

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

"Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks."

"In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons."

"It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing."

"Men trust their ears less than their eyes."

"Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing."

"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."

"When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers."