Themistocles quotes

I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man; I want a man without money rather than money without a man. (Themistocles)
I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion. View quote
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Strike, if you will, but hear. View quote
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I never learned how to tune a harp, or play upon a lute; but I know how to raise a small and inconsiderable city to glory and greatness. View quote
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May I never sit on a tribunal where my friends shall not find more favor from me than strangers. View quote
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He who controls the sea controls everything. View quote
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For the Athenians command the rest of Greece, I command the Athenians; your mother commands me, and you command your mother. View quote
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Herodotus is quoted by Plutarch in Themistocles (21.1): he said he came escorting two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion. View quote
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