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- It is better to be envied than pitied.
- Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC), The Histories of Herodotus
- Haste in every business brings failures.
- Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC), The Histories of Herodotus
- Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
- Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC), Inscription, New York City Post Office, adapted from Herodotus
- Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed.
- Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC), The Histories of Herodotus
- The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
- Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC), The Histories of Herodotus
- This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power.
- Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC), The Histories of Herodotus
- Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.
- Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC), Precepts
- There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.
- Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC), Law
- Idleness and lack of occupation tend - nay are dragged - towards evil.
- Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC), Decorum
- A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
- Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC), Regimen in Health
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