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Herodotus quotes about good

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He asked, 'Croesus, who told you to attack my land and meet me as an enemy instead of a friend?' The King replied, 'It was caused by your good fate and my bad fate. It was the fault of the Greek gods, who with their arrogance, encouraged me to march onto your lands. Nobody is mad enough to choose war whilst there is peace. During times of peace, the sons bury their fathers, but in war it is the fathers who send their sons to the grave. Herodotus
Herodotus quote: "It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways..."
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing. Herodotus
It's impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself. Herodotus
This is the sort of thing we should say by the fireside in the winter-time, as we lie on soft couches after a good meal, drinking sweet wine and crunching chickpeas: "Of what country are you, and how old are you, good sir? And how old were you when the Mede came? Herodotus
Herodotus quote: "The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance. 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

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