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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
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Equality Power Question Right Strong Suffering Weakness World
What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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Fear Growth Reason War
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
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
knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy’s onset.
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Brave Enemy Freedom Happiness Heart Secret
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
We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
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Himself Man Remember School Training
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense

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