I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
THUCYDIDESThey are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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Stories happen to those who tell them.
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When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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The secret of freedom, courage.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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For they had learned that true safety was to be found in long previous training, and not in eloquent exhortations uttered when they were going into action.
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We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.
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The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.
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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.
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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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