It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

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The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them,...

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them,...

Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the...

Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the...

Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm...

Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm...

Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way...

Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way...

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to...

An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to...

Justice will not come to Athens until those who are not injured are as indignant...

Justice will not come to Athens until those who are not injured are as indignant...

Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the...

Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the...

We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.

We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them,...

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them,...

The fact is that one side thinks that the profits to be won outweigh the...

The fact is that one side thinks that the profits to be won outweigh the...

The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.

The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have...

The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have...

We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate...

We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate...

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an...

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an...

The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products...

The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products...

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from...

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...