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.
DEMOSTHENESBeware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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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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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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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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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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The fact speak for themselves.
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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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