Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
DEMOSTHENESWhatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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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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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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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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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
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