I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
THUCYDIDESThey are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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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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It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
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Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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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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An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.
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Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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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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knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy’s onset.
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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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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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