Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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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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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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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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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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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You shouldn’t feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven’t tasted, but for the one you are about to lose.
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For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.
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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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It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.
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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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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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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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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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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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Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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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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