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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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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.
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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.
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Deal Greatness Oneself Thinking
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
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
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
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk

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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