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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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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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Ourselves People Talk Time
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
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
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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
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
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
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
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
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Friendship Himself Man Willing
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
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
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

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

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