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[S]till hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design. - Thucydides
" "[S]till hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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Thucydides (or Thoukydides)(c. 472 BC – c. 400 BC) was an ancient Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens. This work is widely regarded a classic and represents the first work of its kind.
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Θουκυδίδης
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You can now, if you choose, employ your present success to advantage, so as to keep what you have got and gain honour and reputation besides, and you can avoid the mistake of those who meet with an extraordinary piece of good fortune, and are led on by hope to grasp continually at something further, through having already succeeded without expecting it.
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