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Modern Quotes by Thucydides
- You shouldn't feel sorry for the lifestyle you haven't tasted, but for the one you are about to lose
- Those who have experienced good and bad luck many times have every reason to be skeptical of successes
- People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don't desire to exhaustive thinking
- Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris
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