Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
DEMOSTHENESThe man who flies shall fight again.
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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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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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The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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The fact speak for themselves.
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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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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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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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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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