The most hateful torment for men is to have knowledge of everything but power over… — Herodotus
The most hateful torment for men is to have knowledge of everything but power over nothing.
In the original Greek
ἐχθίστη δὲ ὀδύνη ἐστὶ τῶν ἐν ἀνθρώποισι αὕτη, πολλὰ φρονέοντα μηδενὸς κρατέειν.
Histories · 430 BC
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Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 9, sect. 16.
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Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 9. sect. 16.
