Hope, danger’s comforter.
THUCYDIDESAn avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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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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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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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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Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
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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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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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For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.
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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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Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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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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