“Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.” KnowsMenBelieveLaw Book:History of Greece Source: History of Greece
“On the whole, however, the conclusions I have drawn from the proofs quoted may, I believe, safely be relied on. Assuredly they will not be disturbed either by the lays of a poet displaying the exaggeration of his craft, or by the compositions of the chroniclers that are attractive at truth's expense; the subjects they treat of being out of the reach of evidence, and time having robbed most of them of historical value by enthroning them in the region of legend.” BelieveMayWholeValuesI BelieveSubjectsPoetEvidenceTreatsLaysHistoricalProofConclusionCraftsAttractiveRegionsExpensesLegendsCompositionDisturbedExaggerationHistorical Value Book:History of Greece Source: History of Greece
“We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing” MenBelieveAffairGreekLazyPublic Affairs Author:Thucydides
“In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are good; indeed, it is right to rest our hopes not on a belief in his blunders, but on the soundness of our provisions. Nor ought we to believe that there is much difference between man and man, but to think that the superiority lies with him who is reared in the severest school.” ThinkingMenBelieveSchoolLyingBeliefDifferencesEnemyPracticePlansOughtPreparationAssumptionSuperiorityProvisionBlundersSoundness Book:The Landmark Thucydides Source: The Landmark Thucydides
“Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, he began at the moment that it broke out, believing that it would be a great war, and more memorable than any that had preceded it.” BelieveWarMomentsWould BeHistoricalBrokeMemorableGreat WarAthenians Book:The History of the Peloponnesian War Source: The History of the Peloponnesian War
