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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.

Thucydides

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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Beautiful Cultivate Loss Lover Man Simplicity
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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Desire Issues Success Thinking
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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Admire Court Himself Man Nature Remark
Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.
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Action Courage Greatness Man Remember Win
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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Angry Break Reason See War
Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule
Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.
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Attention Deserve Enjoyment Human Justice People Praise Situation
We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty
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Community Each Other Friendship Honesty Name Party Solid Worth
The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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Beginning Cultivation Learning People
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.
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Afraid Basis Equality Fear Party
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness

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