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The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

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History is Philosophy teaching by example.

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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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We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.

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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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Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.

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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.

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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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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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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Historian

Born: Unknown

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