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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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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
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
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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Ability Common Dangerous Man
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
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
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech

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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