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.
THUCYDIDESWhen one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Hope, danger’s comforter.
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The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies.
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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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He who graduates the harshest school, succeeds.
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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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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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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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The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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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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Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
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The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.
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