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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.

Demosthenes

The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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Ability Common Dangerous Man
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail

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