“So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.”

War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.

The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.

An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.

The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.

The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.

We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty

Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.

But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.

The secret of freedom, courage.

Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.

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.

Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.

Stories happen to those who tell them.

In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.

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.

Don’t confuse meaning with truth.

I’m not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body.

The best thing is to accept the circumstances, not take them personally, deal with them, stop complaining, and give everything your best.

Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility – these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

In my whole career, all I wanted was acceptance from Kid Cudi. I don’t care about nothing else! This dude saved my life.

Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it

Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.