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An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.

Thucydides

When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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Blame Himself Liberty Power Prevent Right
The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Born Courage Fate Man Patience Suffering
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
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
It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
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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Adversity Avoid Chance End Greatness Security Strict
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.
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Beginning Disaster Discussion Mistake War
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
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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Affair Brilliant Charge Expectation Man Misfortune
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
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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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit

An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.

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