Far better is it to have a stout heart always, and suffer o… - Herodotus

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Far better is it to have a stout heart always, and suffer one's share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.

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Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡρόδοτος, Hēródotos) (c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC) was a historian, known for his writings on the conflict between Greece and Persia, as well as the descriptions he wrote of different places and people he met on his travels.

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Native Name: Ἡρόδοτος Ἁλικαρνᾱσσεύς

Alternative Names: Herodotus of Halicarnassus • Father of History • Herodotos

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Stranger, tell the people of Lacedaemon That we who lie here obeyed their commands.

The Lacedaemonians fought a memorable battle; they made it quite clear that they were the experts, and that they were fighting against amateurs.

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

Far better is it to have a stout heart always, and suffer one's share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen. - Herodotus

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