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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

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Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
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Change Fortune High Man Prosperity State
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.
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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
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
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
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
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe 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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle

All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

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