The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
THUCYDIDESPeace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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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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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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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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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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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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Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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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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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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They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.
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Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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