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

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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
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
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
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
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.
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Deal Greatness Oneself Thinking
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
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
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
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
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
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
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
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
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 best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail

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