Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
Thucydides
Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
men respect court give
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
misfortune men ordinary affairs brilliant
Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
rules men nature
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.
content men rest
design men
As for democracy, the men of sense among us knew what it was, and I perhaps as well as any, as I have more cause to complain of it; but there is nothing new to be said of a patent absurdity-meanwhile we did not think it safe to alter it under the pressure of your hostility.
men
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