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It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.

Demosthenes

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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Ability Common Dangerous Man
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.
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Guard Known Safety Suspicious
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
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Abuse Impatience Listening Man Natural Pleasure Praise
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
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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Ourselves People Talk Time
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth

It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.

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