Herodotus The Histories Book 1, Chapter 8.
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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
— Herodotus on Example
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About Herodotus
Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡρόδοτος, Hēródotos) (c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC) was a historian, known for his writings on the conflict between Greece and Persia, as well as the descriptions he wrote of different places and people he met on his travels.
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