Thucydides

"In the struggle between yourself and the world, back the world."

"The only true failure is the failure to try."

"Those who are slow to speak are often those who have the most to say."

"Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave."

"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."

"Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most."

"The secret to happiness is freedom, and the secret to freedom is courage."

"It is a habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for."

"Men are made by their choices."

"The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon."

"Great deeds give a man such a title to honors and command."

"In times of peace, the thoughts of war are not pleasant."

"The absence of restraint is not freedom."

"I find that generally the man who is unrestrained in words is intemperate in deeds."

"For the present, however, let us be satisfied with the blessings we have."

"Men regard those with suspicion who seem always to be plotting something."

"The promise of power intoxicates men."

"A man will sooner or later discover that he is cheated unless he cheats others."

"The oath-taker is bound by his oath."

"Words without actions are the assassins of idealism."

"What has once been well said will be thought peculiar if said again."

"For the moment we are free to shape our destiny."

"Ignorance is a kind of slavery."

"The minds of men are angry at such inequalities."

"The causes which led to the war must be examined."

"No one can foresee the future with certainty."

"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."

"The fear of the gods will preserve us."

"It is our custom to select the best of the old and invent the best of the new."

"Men are suspicious of sudden attacks and secret movements."