Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
Thucydides
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Thucydides
Historian
Action
Speculation
Carried
Safety
Failure
Causes
Fear
Comes
More quotes by 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
Thucydides
Hope, danger's comforter
Thucydides
In generosity we are equally singular, acquiring our friends by conferring, not by receiving, favours.
Thucydides
Indeed it is generally the case that men are readier to call rogues clever than simpletons honest, and are ashamed of being the second as they are proud of being the first.
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.
Thucydides
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
Thucydides
It is men who make a city, not walls or ships.
Thucydides
It must be thoroughly understood that war is a necessity, and that the more readily we accept it,the less will be the ardor of our opponents, and that out of the greatest dangers communities and individuals acquire the greatest glory.
Thucydides
But the prize for courage will surely be awarded most justly to those who best know the difference between hardship and pleasure and yet are never tempted to shrink from danger.
Thucydides
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
Thucydides
The growth of the power of Athens, and the alarm which this inspired in Sparta, made war inevitable.
Thucydides
I have often before now been convinced that a democracy is incapable of empire.
Thucydides
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
Thucydides
Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
Thucydides
In peace and prosperity states and individuals have better sentiments, because they do not find themselves suddenly confronted with imperious necessities but war takes away the easy supply of daily wants and so proves a rough master that brings most men's characters to a level with their fortunes
Thucydides
When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.
Thucydides
Men's indignation, it seems, is more exited by legal wrong than by violent wrong the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior.
Thucydides
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris
Thucydides
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
Thucydides
The secret of freedom, courage.
Thucydides
