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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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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
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
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
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
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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk

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