Croesus Born : 595 BC Died : 547 BC Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Croesus No one is so foolish as to prefer to peace, war, in which, instead of sons burying their fathers, fathers bury their sons. Croesus motivational peace father There is a wheel on the affairs of men revolve and its mechanism is such that it prevents any man from being always fortunate. Croesus affair wheels men