Socrates also used to say that there was a quick and short road for those who wanted to attain glory: they would have to make sure that...

Zeno the philosopher says, Again, the good are genuinely in earnest and vigilant for their own improvement, using a manner of life which...

Dinocrates was an ambassador sent by his city to Rome to beg for help as there city was under siege and could not last much longer:

Hamilton and Laurens shared an idealism about the Revolution that yoked them tightly together. They were both unwavering abolitionists who saw emancipation of the slaves as an inseparable part of the struggle for freedom as well as a source of badly needed manpower. "I think that we Americans, at least in the Southern col[onie]s, cannot contend with a good grace for liberty until we shall have enfranchised our slaves." Laurens told a friend right before the signing of the De

Washington’s wealth and way of life, like his physique and horsemanship, were of great importance to large numbers of the men he led and among many in Congress. The feeling was that if he, George Washington, who had so much, was willing to risk “his all,” however daunting the odds, then who were they to equivocate. That he was also serving without pay was widely taken as further evidence of the genuineness of his commitment.

Ted Williams worked hard at hitting: