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The man who flies shall fight again.

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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness
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
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
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency
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
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
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
We believe whatever we want to 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
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner

The man who flies shall fight again.

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