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Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.

Demosthenes

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
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, “How well he spoke” but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, “Let us march.
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Ourselves People Talk Time
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail

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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