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| “We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.” \n— Menander (“Lady of Andros”, fragment 50) | “We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.” \n— Menander (“Lady of Andros”, fragment 50) | ||||
| “The man who runs may fight again.” \n— Menander (“Monosticha”) | “The man who runs may fight again.” \n— Menander (“Monosticha”) | ||||
| “Whom the Gods love dies young.” \n— Menander (“The Double Deceiver”, fragment 4) | “Whom the Gods love dies young.” \n— Menander (“The Double Deceiver”, fragment 4) | ||||
| “I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.” \n— Menander (fragment 545 K) | “I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.” \n— Menander (fragment 545 K) | ||||
| “The greatest glory is won from the greatest dangers. When our fathers faced the Persians their resources could not compare to ours. In fact, they gave up even what they had. Then by wise counsels and daring deeds, not fortune and material advantages, they drove out the invaders and made our city what it is now.” \n— Pericles (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, I. 144.3–4) | “The greatest glory is won from the greatest dangers. When our fathers faced the Persians their resources could not compare to ours. In fact, they gave up even what they had. Then by wise counsels and daring deeds, not fortune and material advantages, they drove out the invaders and made our city what it is now.” \n— Pericles (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, I. 144.3–4) | ||||
| “Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 40.2) | “Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 40.2) | ||||
| “We alone do not think that a man ignorant of politics interferes with nothing, we think he is good for nothing.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 40.2) | “We alone do not think that a man ignorant of politics interferes with nothing, we think he is good for nothing.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 40.2) | ||||
| “Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 41.5) | “Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 41.5) | ||||
| “When you realise the power of Athens, consider it was won by valiant men who knew their duty, had a sense of dishonor in fight and, if their enterprises failed, would rather give their lives than lack in civic virtue.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 43.2) | “When you realize the power of Athens, consider it was won by valiant men who knew their duty, had a sense of dishonor in fight and, if their enterprises failed, would rather give their lives than lack in civic virtue.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 43.2) | ||||
| “To heroes all earth is their tomb, and their virtues are remembered far from home where an epitaph declares them, in an unwritten record of the mind that will outlast any monument.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 43.3) | “To heroes all earth is their tomb, and their virtues are remembered far from home where an epitaph declares them, in an unwritten record of the mind that will outlast any monument.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 43.3) | ||||
| “Understand that happiness depends on freedom, and freedom depends on courage.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 43.4) | “Understand that happiness depends on freedom, and freedom depends on courage.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 43.4) | ||||
| “The greatest glory for women is to be least talked about by men, whether for good or ill.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 45.2) | “The greatest glory for women is to be least talked about by men, whether for good or ill.” \n— Pericles in his Funeral Oration for Athenians that died in the first year of the war (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 45.2) | ||||
| “Wait for the wisest of all counsellors, time.” \n— Pericles, a cautious politician who avoided war (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Pericles”, sec. 18) | “Wait for the wisest of all counsellors, time.” \n— Pericles, a cautious politician who avoided war (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Pericles”, sec. 18) | ||||
| “Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go.” \n— Pericles, addressing the Athenian assembly after a plague had weakened the city (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 63.3) | “Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go.” \n— Pericles, addressing the Athenian assembly after a plague had weakened the city (Thucydides, “History of the Peloponnesian War”, II. 63.3) | ||||
| “War is sweet to those who have no experience of it, but the experienced man fears its approach in his heart.” \n— Pindar (fragment 110) | “War is sweet to those who have no experience of it, but the experienced man fears its approach in his heart.” \n— Pindar (fragment 110) | ||||
| “Themistocles robbed his fellow citizens of spear and shield, and degraded the people of Athens to the rowing-pad and the oar.” \n— Plato, no friend of the Athenian navy (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, sec. 3) | “Themistocles robbed his fellow citizens of spear and shield, and degraded the people of Athens to the rowing-pad and the oar.” \n— Plato, no friend of the Athenian navy (Plutarch, “Parallel Lives”, “Themistocles”, sec. 3) | ||||
| “No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.” \n— Plautus (“The Swaggering Soldier”, Act III, scene 1, 146) | “No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.” \n— Plautus (“The Swaggering Soldier”, Act III, scene 1, 146) | ||||
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| “The Ethiopians make their gods black and snub-nosed, the Thracians say theirs have blue eyes and red hair.” \n— Xenophanes (fragment 16) | “The Ethiopians make their gods black and snub-nosed, the Thracians say theirs have blue eyes and red hair.” \n— Xenophanes (fragment 16) | ||||
| “These are the right questions to ask, in winter around the fire \[…]: Who are you, friend? What is your land? And how old were you when the Medes \[Persians] came?” \n— Xenophanes, likely referring to a punitive expedition against Greek cities in Ionia (fragment 17) | “These are the right questions to ask, in winter around the fire \[…]: Who are you, friend? What is your land? And how old were you when the Medes \[Persians] came?” \n— Xenophanes, likely referring to a punitive expedition against Greek cities in Ionia (fragment 17) | ||||
| “A prudent commander will never take risks unnecessarily, except when it is clear beforehand that he will have the advantage.” \n— Xenophon (“The Cavalry General”, 4.13) | “A prudent commander will never take risks unnecessarily, except when it is clear beforehand that he will have the advantage.” \n— Xenophon (“The Cavalry General”, 4.13) | ||||
| “Attack the enemy where he is weakest, even if that is a long way off, since hard work is less dangerous than a struggle against superior forces.” \n— Xenophon (“The Cavalry General”, sec. 4.14) | “Attack the enemy where he is weakest, even if that is a long way off, since hard work is less dangerous than a struggle against superior forces.” \n— Xenophon (“The Cavalry General”, sec. 4.14) | ||||
| “He should be inventive, ready to exploit all circumstances, to make a small force appear large and a large one small, to appear absent when close at hand, and within striking distance when a long way off.” \n— Xenophon (“The Cavalry General”, sec. 5) | “He should be inventive, ready to exploit all circumstances, to make a small force appear large and a large one small, to appear absent when close at hand, and within striking distance when a long way off.” \n— Xenophon (“The Cavalry General”, sec. 5) | ||||
| “People are glad to obey the man whom they believe to be wiser than themselves in pursuing their interests.” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 1.6.22) | “People are glad to obey the man whom they believe to be wiser than themselves in pursuing their interests.” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 1.6.22) | ||||
| “In his campaigns during summer the general must show that he can endure the sun better than the soldiers, in winter he must show he can endure cold better; and throughout all difficulties that he can endure hardships better. This will help to make him loved by his men.” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 1.6.25) | “In his campaigns during summer the general must show that he can endure the sun better than the soldiers, in winter he must show he can endure cold better; and throughout all difficulties that he can endure hardships better. This will help to make him loved by his men.” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 1.6.25) | ||||
| “Battles are decided more by the morale of men than their physical strength.” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 3.3.20) | “Battles are decided more by the morale of men than their physical strength.” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 3.3.20) | ||||
| “Let's not give them enough time to arrange a defense, or to even recognise that we are human beings! We've got to appear to them like an uncontrollable nightmare of shields, swords, battle-axes and spears!” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 4.2.22) | “Let's not give them enough time to arrange a defense, or to even recognize that we are human beings! We've got to appear to them like an uncontrollable nightmare of shields, swords, battle-axes and spears!” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 4.2.22) | ||||
| “I suppose you understand, men, that pursuing, dealing blows and death, plunder, fame, freedom, power – all these are prizes for the winners; the cowardly, of course, suffer the reverse.” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 7.1.13) | “I suppose you understand, men, that pursuing, dealing blows and death, plunder, fame, freedom, power – all these are prizes for the winners; the cowardly, of course, suffer the reverse.” \n— Xenophon (“The Education of Cyrus”, 7.1.13) | ||||
| “The man who wants that must be scheming and cunning, wily and deceitful, a thief and a robber, overreaching the enemy at every point.” \n— Xenophon on how best to gain advantage over the enemy (“The Education of Cyrus”, 1.6.26) | “The man who wants that must be scheming and cunning, wily and deceitful, a thief and a robber, overreaching the enemy at every point.” \n— Xenophon on how best to gain advantage over the enemy (“The Education of Cyrus”, 1.6.26) | ||||
| “My men have turned into women, and my women into men!” \n— Xerxes, watching Artemisia ram a ship while most of his fleet suffered the reverse, not knowing that the sunk vessel was his own (Herodotus, “The Histories”, VIII. 88) | “My men have turned into women, and my women into men!” \n— Xerxes, watching Artemisia ram a ship while most of his fleet suffered the reverse, not knowing that the sunk vessel was his own (Herodotus, “The Histories”, VIII. 88) | ||||
| “For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.” \n— Zoroaster, founder of the Zoroastrian religion (“Ahunuvaiti Gatha”, yasna 30.9) | “For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.” \n— Zoroaster, founder of the Zoroastrian religion (“Ahunuvaiti Gatha”, yasna 30.9) | ||||
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