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

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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
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
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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

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