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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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Change Fortune High Man Prosperity State
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.
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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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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Deal Greatness Oneself Thinking
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
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
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
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

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

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