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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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They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.
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Calm Community Greatness Hands Man Mindset Sensitive
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
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
We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty
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Community Each Other Friendship Honesty Name Party Solid Worth
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
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
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
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
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
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity
Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward

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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