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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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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
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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
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
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
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
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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
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
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing

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

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