Thucydides Quotes

Thucydides
Thucydides
Greek Historian
Died: 395 BC
Be Brave Charge First Happy Men Who
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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. Thucydides
Vision Before Meet Danger Alike Those Out Clearest Surely Glory Go Bravest Them Notwithstanding Who
We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them. Thucydides
Our Secure Favors Accepting Doing Friends Them
Justice will not come to Athens until those who are not injured are as indignant as those who are injured. Thucydides
Justice Will Those Athens Indignant Come Until Who Injured
We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school. Thucydides
Best Man Remember School One-Man He Another Trained Same Much Should Who
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought. Thucydides
Calm Few Brought Impetuous Most Issue Forethought Prudent Few Things Successful Things Desire
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. Thucydides
Brilliant Too Much Men Too Charge Misfortune Frequently Affairs Very Expect Ordinary Ordinary Men Much
The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept. Thucydides
Strong Weak Accept
Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them. Thucydides
Respect Men Despise Way Those Give Court Them Naturally Who
Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger. Thucydides
Anger First Spring Outbreak Insignificant Unseen Generally Causes Often Being Explosion Wars
Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior. Thucydides
Legal Men Superior First Seems More Indignation Excited Wrong Cheated Like Equal Looks Than Being Compelled Second Violent

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