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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.

Demosthenes

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
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
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
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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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness 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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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
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
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 best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk

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