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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.

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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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Change Fortune High Man Prosperity State
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
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
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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
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
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
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
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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way

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