有些人在幾乎要達成目標時會放棄他們的設計; 而另一些人則相反，在最後一刻比以往更積極努力地去獲取勝利。Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
— Herodotus, Greek Historian
有些人在幾乎要達成目標時會放棄他們的設計; 而另一些人則相反，在最後一刻比以往更積極努力地去獲取勝利。

– 希羅多德 (c.484–425 BC) 古希臘歷史學家，被尊稱為「歷史學之父」，所著的《歷史》一書為西方文學史上第一部有系統收集史料、驗證真實性，並且編排完整、描述生動的歷史巨作。