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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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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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 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
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
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story

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