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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.

Demosthenes

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
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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 end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
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
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
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
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
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
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
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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret

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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