Search results for Ancient Rome, Classical Greece, Achaemenid Persia

In times of peace, prepare for war.

Niccolò Machiavelli

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

King Solomon (traditional authorship)

The writing is on the wall.

Biblical Reference (Daniel)

Practice makes perfect.

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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

Sun Tzu, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo

Honesty is the best policy.

Benjamin Franklin

A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

Publilius Syrus

Know thyself.

Ancient Greek maxim (associated with Socrates and Plato)

The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies.

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Blood is thicker than water, but it can still be contaminated.

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