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The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Blood Fear Murder Nature People
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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Beginning Disaster Discussion Mistake War
What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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Fear Growth Reason War
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Action Goodness Opportunity Wealth
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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Agreement Finding Force Logic Man Reason
The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Born Courage Fate Man Patience Suffering
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.
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Equality Exit Legal Man Superior Violence
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
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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Desire Habit People Subject Thinking Trust
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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Believe Goodness Man Public

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