Hérodotosz idézet

oldal 2

„Ha egy ember ragaszkodik ahhoz, hogy mindig komoly legyen, és soha nem enged meg magának egy kis szórakozást és kikapcsolódást, akkor megőrül, vagy anélkül, hogy tudna róla, instabillá válik.”

“It was a kind of Cadmean victory.”

“The Scythians take kannabis seed, creep in under the felts, and throw it on the red-hot stones. It smolders and sends up such billows of steam-smoke that no Greek vapor bath can surpass it. The Scythians howl with joy in these vapor-baths, which serve them instead of bathing, for they never wash their bodies with water.”

“For if one should propose to all men a choice, bidding them select the best customs from all the customs that there are, each race of men, after examining them all, would select those of his own people; thus all think that their own customs are by far the best”

“When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge.”

“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.”

“Although he had plenty of troops he did not have many men.”

“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.”

“Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.”

“Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.”

“At sea your men will be as far inferior to Greeks as women are to men.”

“Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.”