To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing. Herodotus Intelligence
Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing. Herodotus Men
If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own. Herodotus Men
It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing. Herodotus Alone