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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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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
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Acceptance Strong Weakness
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
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 cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention.
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Ambition Content Engagement Evil Lust Party Power Rise Violence
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
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Attack Conquer Control Failure Man Position Worst
The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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Born Courage Fate Man Patience Suffering
For so remarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises whoever courts him, and admires whoever will not bend before him.
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Admire Court Himself Man Nature Remark
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
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Discipline Lying Obedience Strength Strict
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
Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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Ambition Evil Love Operation Personal Power Reason
The Thracian people, like the bloodiest of the barbarians, being ever most murderous when it has nothing to fear.
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Blood Fear Murder Nature People
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
We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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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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