FastSaying
No one is so senseless as to choose of his own will war rather than peace, since in peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.
Herodotus
Related Quotes
Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever.
— Herodotus
Ever
Fortunes
Man
When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers.
— Herodotus
Also
Garment
Her
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change
— Herodotus
Change
Illness
Men
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
— Herodotus
Change
Exposed
Illness
In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
— Herodotus
War
Bury
Fathers
