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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Demosthenes

By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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 end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small

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