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.
THUCYDIDESWhen 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.
THUCYDIDESAmassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
THUCYDIDESIt is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
THUCYDIDESHistory is Philosophy teaching by example.
THUCYDIDESWe Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
THUCYDIDESSo little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
THUCYDIDESIgnorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
THUCYDIDESFor men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
THUCYDIDESThe strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
THUCYDIDESThe secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
THUCYDIDESFew things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
THUCYDIDESI dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
THUCYDIDESSelf-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
THUCYDIDESStill hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
THUCYDIDESKnowledge without understanding is useless.
THUCYDIDESIt is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire.
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