It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
DEMOSTHENESNothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, “How well he spoke” but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, “Let us march.
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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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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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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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The fact speak for themselves.
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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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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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