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> [With reference to the narrative of events, far from permitting myself to derive it from the first source that came to hand, I did not even trust my own impressions, but it rests partly on what I saw myself, partly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/with-reference-to-the-narrative-of-events-far-from-permitting-myself/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

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> [“People are inclined to accept all stories of ancient times in an uncritical way -even when those stories concern their own native counties...Most people, in fact, will not take trouble in finding out the truth, but are more inclined to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/people-are-inclined-to-accept-all-stories-of-ancient-times-in-an/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

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## More by Thucydides

> [Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/be-convinced-that-to-be-happy-means-to-be-free-and-that-to-be-free/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/it-is-the-habit-of-mankind-to-entrust-to-careless-hope-what-they-long/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but a just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/boasting-and-bravado-may-exist-in-the-breast-even-of-the-coward-if-he/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/contempt-for-an-assailant-is-best-shown-by-bravery-in-action/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [The secret of happiness is freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/the-secret-of-happiness-is-freedom/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/and-it-is-certain-that-those-who-do-not-yield-to-their-equals-who/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/the-strong-do-what-they-have-to-do-and-the-weak-accept-what-they-have/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/it-is-useless-to-attack-men-who-could-not-be-controlled-even-if/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [War is an evil thing; but to submit to the dictation of other states is worse… Freedom, if we hold fast to it, will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/war-is-an-evil-thing-but-to-submit-to-the-dictation-of-other-states/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/men-do-not-rest-content-with-parrying-the-attacks-of-a-superior-but/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [As for democracy, the men of sense among us knew what it was, and I perhaps as well as any, as I have more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/as-for-democracy-the-men-of-sense-among-us-knew-what-it-was-and-i/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/war-is-a-matter-not-so-much-of-arms-as-of-money/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/amassing-of-wealth-is-an-opportunity-for-good-deeds-not-hubris/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don't desire to exhaustive thinking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/people-get-into-the-habit-of-entrusting-the-things-they-desire-to/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

> [Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/hope-is-an-expensive-commodity-it-makes-better-sense-to-be-prepared/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

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