Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first.
THUCYDIDESknowing 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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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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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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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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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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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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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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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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The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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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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They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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