Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
DEMOSTHENESDo 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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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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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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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.
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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
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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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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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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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