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.
DEMOSTHENESIt 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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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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Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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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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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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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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A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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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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