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

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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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Concession Human Nature People Rule Treat
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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Angry Hurt Injury Justice
Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Action Assasination Best Brave
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
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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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Man Natural Respect Way
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power

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

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