The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
THUCYDIDESWhen tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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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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When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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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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Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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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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We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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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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It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
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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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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
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So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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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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