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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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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
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
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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Adversity Avoid Chance End Greatness Security Strict
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.
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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
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 one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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Blame Himself Liberty Power Prevent Right
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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Affair Brilliant Charge Expectation Man Misfortune
We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
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Beautiful Cultivate Loss Lover Man Simplicity
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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Effort Escape Grace Man Poverty
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret
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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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness

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