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I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies’ designs.

Pericles

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
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Celebrity Earth Famous Memorial Men
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
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
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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Alone Courage Defend Freedom Possession
As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.
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Admit Ashame Escape Measure Poverty Practical Real Shame
It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears.
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Agrument Belly Difficult Ears
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
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
For grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed.
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Death Grief Loss Want
Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.
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Crave Grave King Men Parents Time
Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.
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Business Earth Eat Fish Men Power Sea
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wise
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
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
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Action Capable People Politics Support Survival
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

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