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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

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We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Existence Money Need
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
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Action Himself Proud Spirit
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
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Friendship Himself Man Willing
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.
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Deal Greatness Oneself Thinking
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness

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