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.
DEMOSTHENESBeware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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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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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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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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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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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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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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The fact speak for themselves.
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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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There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.
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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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