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A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.

Demosthenes

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
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
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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection 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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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Employment Engagement Follow Impossible Man Thinking

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