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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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Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
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
Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Courage Failure Need Sense
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
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret
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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Agreement Finding Force Logic Man Reason
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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Beautiful Cultivate Loss Lover Man Simplicity
Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.
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Afraid Basis Equality Fear Party
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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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit
It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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Concession Human Nature People Rule Treat
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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Believe Goodness Man Public
It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
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 strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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Difficult Graduation Himself School Success

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