So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
THUCYDIDESBe 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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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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You shouldn’t feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven’t tasted, but for the one you are about to lose.
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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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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly 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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Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.
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Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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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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It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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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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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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