Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
THUCYDIDESHistory is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
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Men’s indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.
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Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.
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I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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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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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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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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The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
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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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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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