Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
DEMOSTHENESEvery dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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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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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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I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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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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Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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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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