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We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.

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Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wait Wise
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Action Discussion Indispensable Stumble Wise
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.
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Judgment Policy
The marketplace is democratic.
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Demorcracy Market One Liner
We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.
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Against Failure Grace Poverty Struggle
Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. – Aeschylus Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor Growth Lesson Teaching Time Wise
We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.
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Against Failure Grace Poverty Struggle
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
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Clear Express Ideas Knowledge Lack Power
Trees, though they are cut and lopped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.
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Broken Heart Cut Destroy Easy Man Quick Tree
For a man’s counsel cannot have equal weight or worth, when he alone has no children to risk in the general danger.
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Alone Children Counsel Danger Equality General Man Risk Weight Worth
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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Alone Courage Defend Freedom Possession
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
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Deceit Fair Show
Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.
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Chase Poverty Shame Work
It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking.
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Disgrace Failure Rob

We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.

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