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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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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
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
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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 Follow Impossible Man Thinking

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