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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.

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Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
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Attack Man Prevent Rest Superior
When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.
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Angry Hurt Injury Justice
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
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
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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Award Best Courage Dangerous Difference Hard Time Prize Temptation
I dread our own mistakes more than the enemy’s intentions.
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Enemy Intention Mistake Myself
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
Still 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.
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Design Hope Man Misery Success
Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
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Courage Deep Freedom Happiness
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
History is Philosophy teaching by example.
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Example History Teaching
I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.
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Essay Moments Myself Possession Time Win Writing
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
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 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
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation

He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.

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