And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.
THUCYDIDESFor 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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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
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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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I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.
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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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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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I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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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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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire.
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Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
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The secret of freedom, courage.
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The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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