Herodotus

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"Events will take their course, whether we worry or not."

"Knowledge without practice is like a tree without fruit."

"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."

"The universe is a circle whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere."

"A great man is not the one who does not fall, but the one who rises after every fall."

"What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived."

"The beauty of life is its very uncertainty."

"We are the sum of our choices throughout our lives."

"There is nothing permanent except change."

"The man who does not prefer honor to life does not deserve either."

"To be ignorant of the deeds of past ages is to remain a child forever."

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles."

"The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice."

"A human being is part of a whole, called by us the universe."

"The world has enough for everyone's need, but not everyone's greed."

"Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish."

"It is impossible to live without failing at something."

"To know what you know and what you do not know is true knowledge."

"The greatest honor is to serve others selflessly."

"All things are flowing like a river."

"True friends are harder to find than gold."

"The pen is mightier than the sword, but the sword speaks louder."

"A man is known by the company he keeps."

"The greatest adventure is the journey within."

"One cannot discover new lands without risking losing sight of the shore."

"Time is the substance I am made of."

"The man who has the most will not have the happiest life."

"In every concealment lurks a deception."