He passes through life most securely who has least reason to reproach himself with complaisance toward his enemies. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
...knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom, and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are good; indeed, it is right… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
We must not disguise from ourselves that we go to found a city among strangers and enemies, and he who undertakes such… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
In general, the men of lower intelligence won out. Afraid of their own shortcomings and of the intelligence of their opponents, so… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but a just… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position... — Thucydides Copy Share Image
War is an evil thing; but to submit to the dictation of other states is worse… Freedom, if we hold fast to it, will… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
As for democracy, the men of sense among us knew what it was, and I perhaps as well as any, as I have more… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
