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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.

Demosthenes

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
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
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
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Benefit Forget Man Remember
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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
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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Action Himself Proud Spirit
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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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