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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.

Demosthenes

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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
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
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
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
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
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Friendship Himself Man Willing
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

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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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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