We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
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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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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They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.
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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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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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Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
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When 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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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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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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We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don’t desire to exhaustive thinking.
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