More From Thucydides
- "Men’s indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior."
- "The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage."
- "Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them."
More In Good
- "Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine."― Thomas Aquinas
- "We are justified in enforcing good morals, for they belong to all mankind; but we are not justified in enforcing good manners, for good manners always mean our own manners."― Gilbert K. Chesterton
- "They’re only truly great who are truly good."― George Chapman