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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.

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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
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
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
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
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
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
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
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy’s onset.
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Brave Enemy Freedom Happiness Heart Secret
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
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
So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth

It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.

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