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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.

Thucydides

For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Man Natural Respect Way
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
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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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule
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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Calm Community Greatness Hands Man Mindset Sensitive
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
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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Desire Habit People Subject Thinking Trust
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
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
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
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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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
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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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.
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Equality Power Question Right Strong Suffering Weakness World
Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest

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