The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
THUCYDIDESThe peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine.
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An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful.
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We know that there can never be any solid friendship between individuals, or union between communities that is worth the name, unless the parties be persuaded of each others honesty
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Concessions to adversaries only end in self reproach, and the more strictly they are avoided the greater will be the chance of security.
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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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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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Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
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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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And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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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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The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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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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Love of power, operating through greed and through personal ambition, was the cause of all these evils.
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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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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.
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