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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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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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Action Courage Greatness Man Remember Win
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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Goodness Hands Mindset Passion Thinking
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
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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Believe Goodness Man Public
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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Behavior Best Equality Success Superior Treat
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Drive Easy Finding Kind Man Prosperity
Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire.
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I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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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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