FWIW, see http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu:8080/hyper-lists/classics-l/01-11-01/0541.html FWIW, I haven't read Herodotus in over fifteen years, but this doesn't sound like him to me. It does sound very much like Twain, and he has a, uhh, history of citing made-up quotes. On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Dejin Shathe wrote: > Twain is apparently quoting Herodotus though. In the Acknowledgments for _A > Horse's Tale_ - or som I'm told by those knowledgable in such things... > > -Dejin- > > > > > "It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no-one else will speak." > > > > > > >From: Philip Hart <philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU> > >To: J A 'Dusty' Sayers <dusty at sayersnet.com> > >CC: dragaera at dragaera.info > >Subject: Re: Half-breed citizenship > >Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 18:45:37 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > 'Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at > > > all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.' > > > -- Herodotus > > > >That's a kick-ass .sig, especially in the context of a discussion of > >Paarfi. On the other hand, I can't recall reading this in Herodotus, and > >according to the web the proper attribution is, as so often, Mark Twain > >pretending to knowledge that improves on reality. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail is now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to > http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/signup.asp > >