You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
THUCYDIDESYou should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
THUCYDIDESYou shouldn’t feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven’t tasted, but for the one you are about to lose.
THUCYDIDESHe who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
THUCYDIDESIndeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first.
THUCYDIDESThe whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
THUCYDIDESI have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
THUCYDIDESWe Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.
THUCYDIDESMen’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.
THUCYDIDESAn avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
THUCYDIDESWe 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
THUCYDIDESAmassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
THUCYDIDESIt is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
THUCYDIDESThose who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
THUCYDIDESBe 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.
THUCYDIDESThose who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
THUCYDIDESI dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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