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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.

Demosthenes

Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
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Benefit Forget Man Remember
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
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
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself

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