The man who flies shall fight again.
DEMOSTHENESGreat and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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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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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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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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He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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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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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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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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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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