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“Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.”

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Thucydides, a renowned Greek historian, lived from 460 BC to 395 BC. His work, 'The History of the Peloponnesian War', is considered a classic in Western historical writing, known for its meticulous record of facts and profound political analysis. more

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“It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire”

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Book:The Landmark Thucydides

Source: The Landmark Thucydides

“If it had not been for the pernicious power of envy, men would not so have exalted vengeance above innocence and profit above justice... in these acts of revenge on others, men take it upon themselves to begin the process of repealing those general laws of humanity which are there to give a hope of salvation to all who are in distress.”

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Author:Thucydides

“Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.”

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Author:Thucydides

“It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.”

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Book:History of the Peloponnesian War

Source: History of the Peloponnesian War

“We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.”

Men School Remember Military One Man

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Thucydides (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Thucydides (Illustrated)

“I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.”

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Book:The Landmark Thucydides

Source: The Landmark Thucydides

“And it is certain that those who do not yield to their equals, who keep terms with their superiors, and are moderate towards their inferiors, on the whole succeed best.”

Whole Certain Term Succeed Superiors Yield Inferiors Moderates

Book:History of Greece

Source: History of Greece

“It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.”

Book:The Speeches of Pericles

Source: The Speeches of Pericles

“If you give way, you will instantly have to meet some greater demand, as having been frightened into obedience in the first instance; while a firm refusal will make them clearly understand that they must treat you more as equals.”

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Book:The Landmark Thucydides

Source: The Landmark Thucydides

“I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time”

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Author:Thucydides