Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
Interpretation
Illness can be a reaction to the stress of undergoing change.
Herodotus suggests that when individuals or societies experience change, it can lead to negative consequences, including illness. This highlights the idea that adaptation to change and the stress that comes with it can have profound effects on well-being.
In practice
In a discussion about the challenges of a new job, one might say, 'As Herodotus observed, illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.'
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Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
I couldn't have imagined that I would live long enough to see Egypt emancipated from decades of repression.
Change is the one unavoidable, irresistible, ongoing reality of the universe. To us, that makes it the most powerful reality, and just another word for God. Earthseed: The Books of the Living Lauren Oya Olamina
People don't want to experience change; they just want to wake up, and it's different.
I do genuinely believe that the political system is not linear. When it reaches a tipping point fashioned by a critical mass of opinion, the slow pace of change we're used to will no longer be the norm. I see a lot of signs every day that we're moving closer and closer to that tipping point.
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