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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

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 end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
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Abuse Impatience Listening Man Natural Pleasure Praise
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
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
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
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail

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