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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

Demosthenes

The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
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
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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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Abuse Impatience Listening Man Natural Pleasure Praise
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 fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man

All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

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