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"15 Thucydides Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 460 B.C. Died: 400 B.C. | Historian |

We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them

We secure Friends Accepting favors
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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared

Hope Expensive commodity Better sense Be prepared
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Self-control is the chief element in self-respect and self-respect is the chief element in courage.

Self control Chief element Self respect Courage
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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.

Be esteemed Bravest spirit Clearest sense Pains
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In peace and prosperity states and individuals have better sentiments, because they do not find themselves suddenly confronted with imperious necessities; but war takes away the easy supply of daily wants and so proves a rough master that brings most men's characters to a level with their fortunes.

In peace Prosperity states Individuals Better sentiments
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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
The strong Do what Have The weak accept
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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.

When one Deprived Liberty Blaming
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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
The greatest dangers Glory Be won
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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.

Greatness Was won Men With courage
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The secret of happiness is freedom.

The secret Happiness Freedom
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

Happiness depends Being free Freedom Courageous
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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

Ignorance Bold Knowledge Reserved
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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.

Few things Successful issue Impetuous desire
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It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire

Habit Mankind Entrust Careless hope
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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.

Common mistake War Wrong end Disasters
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Thucydides Quotes & Sayings