The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.

ὁ δὲ βουλευσάμενος αἰσχρῶς, εἴ οἱ ἡ τύχη ἐπίσποιτο, εὕρημα εὕρηκε, ἧσσον δὲ οὐδέν οἱ κακῶς βεβούλευται.’

Herodotus

Histories

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Bad decisions Good luck Fortune

Speaker

Artabanos

Author

Herodotus

Source

Histories

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

430 BC 430s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Historian Writer

From

Turkey Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 7, sect. 10.

Current Citation

Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 7, sect. 10.

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Heraclitus
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Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B12.

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Aristotle
Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Current Citation

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Apostle Paul

Philippians 4:8

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Source
Philippians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Philippians 4:8).