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.
THUCYDIDESWe 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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I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.
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The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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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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The secret of freedom, courage.
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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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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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Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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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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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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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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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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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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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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Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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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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Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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