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The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.

Thucydides

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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Beginning Disaster Discussion Mistake War
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
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Capable Democracy Empire
I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.
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Goodness Hands Mindset Passion Thinking
Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.
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Action Courage Greatness Man Remember Win
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
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
They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.
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Calm Community Greatness Hands Man Mindset Sensitive
Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Confusion Meaning One Liner Truth
Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
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Bold Ignorance Knowledge Reservation
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
Stories happen to those who tell them.
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Convey Story Talk
They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit
The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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Earth Fame Famous Man Place
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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Courage Freedom Happiness Secret
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

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