Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
THUCYDIDESWe 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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The secret of freedom, courage.
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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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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.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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For they had learned that true safety was to be found in long previous training, and not in eloquent exhortations uttered when they were going into action.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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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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And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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