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When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

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We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.
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Acceptance Action Friendship Security
Of the gods we believe, and of men we know, that by a necessary law of their nature they rule wherever they can.
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Believe God Law Man Nature Necessary Rule
Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared.
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Better Expensive Hope Item Preparation Sense
And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.
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Best Citizenship Greatness Reward
So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
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Acceptance Hands Man Search Trouble Truth
Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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Action Carry Failure Fear Safety
People get into the habit of entrusting the things they desire to wishful thinking, and subjecting things they don’t desire to exhaustive thinking.
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Desire Habit People Subject Thinking Trust
They whose minds are least sensitive to calamity, and whose hands are most quick to meet it, are the greatest men and the greatest communities.
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Calm Community Greatness Hands Man Mindset Sensitive
Amassing of wealth is an opportunity for good deeds, not hubris.
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Action Goodness Opportunity Wealth
They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.
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Brave Dangerous Happiness Pain Spirit
The secret of freedom, courage.
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Courage Freedom One Liner Secret
It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions.
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Concession Human Nature People Rule Treat
When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
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Blame Dangerous Interest
It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
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Dangerous Glory Greatness Win
You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.
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Commitment Crime Fake Punishment
Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.
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Existence History Human Nature

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

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When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

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