The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
THUCYDIDESWhen a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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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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The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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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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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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Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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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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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 peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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