So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
THUCYDIDESWhen 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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For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Stories happen to those who tell them.
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People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don’t desire to exhaustive thinking.
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Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
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I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.
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