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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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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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Fear Growth Reason War
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
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict
Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
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
The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Blood Fear Murder Nature People
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
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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Desire Habit Hope Kind Man Reason
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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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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Adversity Avoid Chance End Greatness Security Strict
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.

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