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.
THUCYDIDESWhat made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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The secret of freedom, courage.
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And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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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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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 Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing.
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Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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What made the war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta.
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Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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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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The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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