Thucydides Quotes
We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for no...
Show MoreIn practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are go...
Show MoreMen's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks l...
Show MoreWe secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do n...
Show MoreThe absence of romance in my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest, but if it is ...
Show MoreYou know and we know, as practical men that the question of justice arises only between parties equa...
Show MorePeople are inclined to accept all stories of ancient times in an uncritical way -even when those sto...
Show MoreRight, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they...
Show MoreFor the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscrip...
Show MoreI think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand i...
Show MoreMen's indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks li...
Show MoreDifficulty of subsistence made the invaders reduce the numbers of the army to a point at which it mi...
Show MoreIndeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, a...
Show MoreSelf-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.
In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thoug...
Show MoreThey are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who having the clearest sense of both the pains ...
Show MoreThe secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.
Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others as long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well o...
Show MoreWars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an ex...
Show MoreHistory is Philosophy teaching by example.
You know well as I do that when we are talking on the human plane, questions of justice only arise w...
Show MoreMen naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much ...
Show MoreIgnorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
