Quotes from Ancient Times
Demosthenes (384 BC - 322 BC)
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases; it is the easiest thing of all to deceive oneís self.
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.
The easiest thing of all is to deceive one's self; for what a man wishes he generally believes to be true.
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
Whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Memorable Quotes
The fact speak for themselves.
Virtue begins with understanding and is fulfilled by courage.
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
The fact speak for themselves.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
Insightful Quotes cards
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.