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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
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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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
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
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
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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Ability Common Dangerous Man
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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Ourselves People Talk Time
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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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Friendship Himself Man Willing
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
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Benefit Forget Man Remember

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