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Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.

Demosthenes

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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness 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
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.
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Employment Engagement Follow Impossible Man Thinking
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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
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
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
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

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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