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

Demosthenes

To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
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Change Fortune High Man Prosperity 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
Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency
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
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech

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

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