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

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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
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
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
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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Design Hope Man Misery Success
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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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
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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Fact Finding Hear People Story Trouble Truth
Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
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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Behavior Best Equality Success Superior Treat
The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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Alarm Growth Power War
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict
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 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

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

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