“What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.”

Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.

Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.

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.

He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.

Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.

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.

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.

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

History is Philosophy teaching by example.

The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.

The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.

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.

The hardest thing, I think, is to live richly in the present, without letting it be tainted and spoiled out of fear for the future or regret for a badly-managed past.

One who fears failure limits his activities.

Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do

Find out what a person fears most and that is where he will develop next.

The enemy will try to poison you with doubt, poison you with fear, poison you with insecurity. That poison cannot keep you from your destiny.

Faith Over Fear

When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.