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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.

Demosthenes

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
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
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
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
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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Employment Engagement Follow Impossible Man Thinking
Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
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
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 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
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself

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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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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