<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=540840" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Why The Classics</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">1<br>in the fourth book of the Peloponnesian War<br>Thucydides tells among other things<br>the story of his unsuccessful expedition<br>among long speeches of chiefs<br>battles sieges plague<br>dense net of intrigues of diplomatic endeavours<br>the episode is like a pin<br>in a forest<br>the Greek colony Amphipolis<br>fell into the hands of Brasidos<br>because Thucydides was late with relief<br>for this he paid his native city<br>with lifelong exile<br>exiles of all times<br>know what price that is<br>2<br>generals of the most recent wars<br>if a similar affair happens to them<br>whine on their knees before posterity<br>praise their heroism and innocence<br>they accuse their subordinates<br>envious colleagues<br>unfavourable winds<br>Thucydides says only<br>that he had seven ships<br>it was winter<br>and he sailed quickly<br>3<br>if art for its subject<br>will have a broken jar<br>a small broken soul<br>with a great self-pity<br>what will remain after us<br>will it be lovers' weeping<br>in a small dirty hotel<br>when wall-paper dawns</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Zbigniew+Herbert">Zbigniew Herbert</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=540840" data-title="Why The Classics de Zbigniew Herbert" data-description="1 in the fourth book of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides tells among other things the story of his unsuccessful expedition among long speeches of chiefs battles sieges plague dense net of intrigues of diplomatic endeavours the episode is like a pi..."></div> </div> </div>

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