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Letter "T" » Thucydides Quotes
«The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.»
«The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.»
«Justice will not come to Athens until those who are not injured are as indignant as those who are injured»
«Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought»
«The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.»
Author: Thucydides
«It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.»
«Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.»
Author: Thucydides
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Men
«The fact is that one side thinks that the profits to be won outweigh the risks to be incurred, and the other side would rather avoid danger than accept an immediate loss.»
Author: Thucydides
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Facts,
Risk-taking
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immediate, incurred, incurring, incurs, outweigh, outweighing, outweighs, profits, profit and loss
«We (Greeks) are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness»
«Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.»
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