“ The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage. ”
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“ Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. ”
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“ Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought. ”
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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. ”
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“ The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage. ”
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“ The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage. ”
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“ We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing ”
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“ An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful. ”
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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. ”
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“ Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger. ”
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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. ”
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“ The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage. ”
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“ The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage. ”
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“ 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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“ A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools. ”
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“ An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful. ”
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“ It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. ”
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“ Justice will not come to Athens until those who are not injured are as indignant as those who are injured. ”
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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. ”
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“ 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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“ A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ 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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