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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.

Thucydides

Knowledge without understanding is useless.
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Knowledge Understand Wasted
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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Attention Deserve Enjoyment Human Justice People Praise Situation
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict
The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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Beginning Cultivation Learning People
We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
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Himself Man Remember School Training
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
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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Adversity Avoid Chance End Greatness Security Strict
When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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Blame Himself Liberty Power Prevent Right
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
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
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Impression Man Manifestation Power
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
Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.
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Action Courage Greatness Man Remember Win

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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