Quotes by Thucydides

“We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing””

“Ignorance is bold, and knowledge is reserved””

“You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.””

“When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.””

“When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.””

“War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.””

“In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are good; indeed, it is right to rest our hopes not on a belief in his blunders, but on the soundness of our provisions. Nor ought we to believe that there is much difference between man and man, but to think that the superiority lies with him who is reared in the severest school.””

“Peace is an armistice in a war that is continuously going on.””

“A man who has the knowledge but lacks the power clearly to express it is no better off than if he never had any ideas at all.””