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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.

Demosthenes

What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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 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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
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
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
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself

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