All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.
HerodotusThose who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.
HerodotusBowmen bend their bows when they wish to shoot: unbrace them when the shooting is over. Were they kept always strung they would break and fail the archer in time of need. So it is with men. If they give themselves constantly to serious work, and never indulge awhile in pastime or sport, they lose their senses and become mad.
Herodotus