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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.

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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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Ability Common Dangerous Man
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
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
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
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
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man

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