For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.
THUCYDIDESSelf-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Stories happen to those who tell them.
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History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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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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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.
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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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We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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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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An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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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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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire.
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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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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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