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It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.

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It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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Employment Engagement
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!

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Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.

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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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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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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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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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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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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.

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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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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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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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Impatience Listening
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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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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We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.

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We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.

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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.

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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.

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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Reminder Reproach
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.

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I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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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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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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Fortune Prosperity
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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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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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.

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