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We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.

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Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
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Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.
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I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies’ designs.
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Afraid Design Enemy Mistake
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
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A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
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Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.
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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
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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Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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Better die standing than live kneeling.
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What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
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Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.
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It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one’s enemies with courage.
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Courage Endurance Enemy Face God Resignation
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
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We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.

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