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Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.

Pericles

Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies’ designs.
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Afraid Design Enemy Mistake
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise
Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go.
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Dangerous Empire Let Go Wrong
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Action Discussion Indispensable Stumble Wise
Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wait Wise
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
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Clear Express Ideas Knowledge Lack Power
A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
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Glory Goodness Ill Men Talk Women
It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.
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Disgrace Failure Rob
We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.
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Against Failure Grace Poverty Struggle
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
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Action Capable People Politics Support Survival
Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.
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Business Earth Eat Fish Men Power Sea
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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Deceit Fair Show
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
Trees, though they are cut and lopped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.
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Broken Heart Cut Destroy Easy Man Quick Tree

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