We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. (Thucydides)

We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.

Thucydides

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