The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
THUCYDIDESHuman nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
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Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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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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Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
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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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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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The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Hope, danger’s comforter.
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The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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