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Herodotus quotes about giving

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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. Herodotus
Herodotus quote: "To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good..."
To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing. Herodotus
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
Herodotus quote: "Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre,..."
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh. Herodotus

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