I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
DEMOSTHENESNothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, 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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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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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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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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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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We believe whatever we want to believe.
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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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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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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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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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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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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