Tag: Herodotus

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen. – Herodotus (485 – 425BC)

Bowmen bend their bows when they wish to shoot; unbrace them when the shooting is over. Were they always kept strung they would break and fail the archer in time of need. So it is with men. If they give themselves constantly to serious work, and never indulge awhile in pastime or sport, they lose…