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.
THUCYDIDESWe Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.
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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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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.
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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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The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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For 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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Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
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Those 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.
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It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.
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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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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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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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The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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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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