Maxioms by Thucydides
The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.
The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful
Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, he began at the moment read more
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.
Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and read more
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.
