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.
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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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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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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People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don’t desire to exhaustive thinking.
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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 secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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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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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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The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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The secret of freedom, courage.
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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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