Thucydides Quotes

The secret to happiness is freedom, and the secret to freedom is courage. – Thucydides

Only the dead have seen the end of war. – Thucydides

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. – Thucydides

The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools. – Thucydides

The nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools. – Thucydides

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. – Thucydides

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

When one is on good terms with oneself, one can tolerate others and their attitudes; but when one is at variance with oneself, one becomes oblivious and blind to everything. – Thucydides

Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most. – Thucydides

Self-control and restraint are the marks of true strength and intelligence. – Thucydides

The secret to happiness is not in always being happy, but in finding happiness in every situation. – Thucydides

True happiness comes from within, not from external circumstances. – Thucydides

The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Thucydides

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Thucydides

The secret of success is constancy to purpose. – Thucydides

The mind is everything. What you think, you become. – Thucydides

The greatest wealth is to live content with little. – Thucydides

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. – Thucydides

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. – Thucydides

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. – Thucydides

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Thucydides

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Thucydides

The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Thucydides

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’. – Thucydides

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. – Thucydides

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Thucydides

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. – Thucydides

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. – Thucydides

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – Thucydides

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Thucydides

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. – Thucydides

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Thucydides

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. – Thucydides

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Thucydides

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Thucydides

If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission. – Thucydides

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Thucydides

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. – Thucydides

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. – Thucydides

Dream big and dare to fail. – Thucydides

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. – Thucydides

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Thucydides

It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop. – Thucydides

The best revenge is massive success. – Thucydides

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. – Thucydides

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Thucydides

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. – Thucydides

Opportunities don’t happen. You create them. – Thucydides

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. – Thucydides

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Thucydides