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

Thucydides

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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Beginning Disaster Discussion Mistake War
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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Desire Issues Success Thinking
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret
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
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
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
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
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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Fact Finding Hear People Story Trouble Truth
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
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
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.
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Democracy Election Failure Fair Office Quite
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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Himself Man Remember School Training

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