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I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.

Demosthenes

Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, “How well he spoke” but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, “Let us march.
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Ourselves People Talk Time
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
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
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
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
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State

I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.

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