The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
THUCYDIDESThe Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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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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The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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You shouldn’t feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven’t tasted, but for the one you are about to lose.
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The secret of freedom, courage.
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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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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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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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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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