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"Demosthenes Quotes & Sayings

      Greek     /    
Born: 384 BC. Died: 12 October 322 BC | Statesman | Orator |

Small, opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Small Opportunities Great Enterprises
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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.

Cracked Foolish Known Men
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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.

God Image Justice Love
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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.

Done Good Remind Reproach
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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.

Actions Conduct Man Mean
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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.

Dictator Enemy Freedom Law
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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.

Alliance Close Despot Free
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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.

Anxiety Avoid Beware Lest
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

Accompanied Action Empty Speech
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

Excessive Free Good Security
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The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
Believe Best Everything Necessarily
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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.

Advantage Against Democracy Despot
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Demosthenes Quotes & Sayings