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Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

Thucydides

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
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
Hope, danger’s comforter.
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Comfortable Dangerous Hope
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
I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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Blame Greatness Myself Ready Rule Submit
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
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Angry Break Reason See War
It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
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Infrastructure Man Wall
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and respect of self, in turn, is the chief element in courage.
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Chief Control Courage Element Respect
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
So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet not withstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Dangerous Glory Meet Sight Vision
Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes.
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Experience Reason Success Time
Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.
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Peace War
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

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