Thucydides Quote

When men are once checked in what they consider their special excellence, their whole opinion of themselves suffers more than if they had not at first believed in their superiority, the unexpected shock to their pride causing them to give way more than their real strength warrants; and that is probably now the case with the Athenians.

Book VII, 7.66- - History of the Peloponnesian War

When men are once checked in what they consider their special excellence, their whole opinion of themselves suffers more than if they had not at...

When men are once checked in what they consider their special excellence, their whole opinion of themselves suffers more than if they had not at...

When men are once checked in what they consider their special excellence, their whole opinion of themselves suffers more than if they had not at...

When men are once checked in what they consider their special excellence, their whole opinion of themselves suffers more than if they had not at...