The man who flies shall fight again.
DEMOSTHENESBy 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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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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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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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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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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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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Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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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 need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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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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