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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.

Thucydides

Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
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
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
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Attack Conquer Control Failure Man Position Worst
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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Alarm Growth Power War
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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Action Learning Safety Training True
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
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
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
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
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
Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
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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

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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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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