Thucydides

"The profession of the meddler is not safe."

"Misfortune comes to those who miscalculate."

"Confidence is the first step to success."

"The most terrible thing is to be utterly alone."

"When great forces are in conflict, moderation proves fatal."

"The human condition contains nothing more beautiful than the pursuit of justice."

"To find oneself jilted is a bitter medicine."

"Neither justice nor injustice derives from nature but from convention."

"The tyrant distrusts all his servants."

"We are lovers of beauty yet simple in our tastes."

"Courage is the first of all human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others."

"The greatest remedies are those which are most difficult to administer."

"Those who know what to do with victory are rare."

"The love of power drives men to terrible deeds."

"In a state founded on justice, the people prosper."

"The unprepared mind cannot see opportunity."

"Time is the judge of all truth."

"Those who possess much wish to possess more."

"The greatest glory belongs to those who endure hardship."

"Speech is more powerful than arms."

"Necessity is the mother of all innovation."

"The demagogue serves himself by serving the mob."

"Unity divided against itself cannot stand."

"The fear of poverty can drive men to act against their nature."

"In life, as in chess, forethought wins."

"The penalty of apathy is tyranny."

"When fear takes hold, reason departs."

"Prosperity creates friendship between men."

"Men of wisdom and action find happiness in the pursuit itself."

"Jealousy is the sister of love."