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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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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
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
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Benefit Forget Man Remember
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret

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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