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> [He who commands the sea has command of everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/he-who-commands-the-sea-has-command-of-everything/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

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## More by Themistocles

> [I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/i-have-with-me-two-gods-persuasion-and-compulsion/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

> [He who commands the sea has command of everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/he-who-commands-the-sea-has-command-of-everything/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

> [I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man; I want a man without money rather than money without a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/i-choose-the-likely-man-in-preference-to-the-rich-man-i-want-a-man/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

> [The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern me; your son governs you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/the-athenians-govern-the-greeks-i-govern-the-athenians-you-my-wife/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

> [I never learned how to tune a harp, or play upon a lute; but I know how to raise a small and obscure city…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/i-never-learned-how-to-tune-a-harp-or-play-upon-a-lute-but-i-know-how/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

> [May I never sit on a tribunal where my friends shall not find more favor from me than strangers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/may-i-never-sit-on-a-tribunal-where-my-friends-shall-not-find-more/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

> [I cannot fiddle, but I can make a great state from a little city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/i-cannot-fiddle-but-i-can-make-a-great-state-from-a-little-city/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

> [Strike, if you will, but listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/themistocles/strike-if-you-will-but-listen/)

[Themistocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/themistocles/)

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