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We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.

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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
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
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
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 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
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.
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Guard Known Safety Suspicious
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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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