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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.

Demosthenes

Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
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
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail

The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.

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