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The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.

Demosthenes

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk
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
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
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
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 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
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
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
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
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story

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