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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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It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success
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 secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
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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Brave Consequence Freedom Happiness Light Serious War
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.
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Award Best Courage Dangerous Difference Hard Time Prize Temptation
Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
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
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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Call Honesty Man Proud Shame
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
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
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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