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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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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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Enemy Himself Life Reason Secure
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
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
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Action Goodness Opportunity Wealth
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
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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Calm Community Greatness Hands Man Mindset Sensitive
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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Agreement Finding Force Logic Man Reason
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Blood Fear Murder Nature People
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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Effort Escape Grace Man Poverty
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
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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Desire Habit Hope Kind Man Reason

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

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