Hatred also is short lived; but that which makes the splendor of the present and the glory of the future remains forever unforgotten
Thucydides
And their judgment was based more upon blind wishing than upon any sound prediction; for it is a habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire.
sound prediction
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.
danger
Hope, danger's comforter
glory
We must not disguise from ourselves that we go to found a city among strangers and enemies, and he who undertakes such an enterprise should be prepared to become master of the country the first day he lands, or failing in this find everything hostile to him.
enemies
Here we bless your simplicity but do not envy your folly.
simplicity
We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.
favors
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