The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
THUCYDIDESSpeculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.
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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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Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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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.
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When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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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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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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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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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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