The fact is that one side thinks that the profits to be won outweigh the risks to be incurred, and the other side would rather avoid danger than accept an immediate loss.

Quote by Thucydides

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

History is Philosophy teaching by examples.

History is Philosophy teaching by examples.

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...

Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free...

Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free...

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...