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The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.

Demosthenes

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
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
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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
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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Action Himself Proud Spirit
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
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
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech

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