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They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.

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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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Arms Money War
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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Angry Hurt Injury Justice
In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.
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Democracy Election Failure Fair Office Quite
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Confusion Meaning One Liner Truth
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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Beginning Cultivation Learning People
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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Fact Finding Hear People Story Trouble Truth
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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Angry Break Reason See War
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
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
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict

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