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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 general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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Concession Human Nature People Rule Treat
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.
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Award Best Courage Dangerous Difference Hard Time Prize Temptation
When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.
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Angry Hurt Injury Justice
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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Desire Issues Success Thinking
You shouldn’t feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven’t tasted, but for the one you are about to lose.
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Feeling Life Lose Style Taste Yourself
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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Blame Greatness Myself Ready Rule Submit
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Man Natural Respect Way
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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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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Democracy Election Failure Fair Office Quite

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