Thucydides Quotes and its meanings

What does Thucydides write about?

Thucydides has written on many topics but he is most famous for his work about anger, courage, freedom, happiness, history, knowledge, legal, respect, teacher & war. People always share Anger quotes, Courage quotes, freedom, happiness, history, knowledge, legal, respect, teacher & war from his literary works.

What are the top most famous quotes by Thucydides?

Here are the top most famous quotes by Thucydides.

• Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.
• The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.
• History is Philosophy teaching by example.
• Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.
• 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.
• Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
• Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.