Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. [The Motto Of The U.S. Postal Service]More Herodotus [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
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.More Herodotus [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.More Herodotus [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
A man calumniated is doubly injured -- first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.More Herodotus [01/01/2000 12:01:00]
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
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.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
But I like not these great success of yours for I know how jealous are the gods.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.More Herodotus [03/12/2018 02:03:32]
The edge of a black hole, the event horizon, is a boundary that marks the point of no return. Once an object crosses the event horizon, it cannot escape and will be ripped to pieces, atom by atom. [01/03/2023 11:01:39]
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Unless you know a lot more about something than I do, I am not really that interested. I have too much information already. [01/13/2023 11:01:27]
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It's the old Washington fiscal game of Jenga. You try to build as much debt as you can take, as much tax as you can take, until you topple the entire economy. [01/04/2023 10:01:44]
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We haven't really gotten the credit for what we have done. [01/05/2023 02:01:04]
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Years ago on my radio show, I used to say, 'I'm a conservative, but I'm not in a bad mood about it.' I've always believed that civility in heavy doses is essential in self-government. [01/25/2023 10:01:22]
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