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Demosthenes Quotes

No man can tell what the future may bring forth, and small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises Picture Quote #1

Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also Picture Quote #1

It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment Picture Quote #1

There are all kinds of devices invented for the protection and preservation of countries: defensive barriers, forts, trenches, and the like... But prudent minds have as a natural gift one safeguard which is the common possession of all, and this applies especially to the dealings of democracies. What is this safeguard? Skepticism. This you must preserve. This you must retain. If you can keep this, you need fear no harm Picture Quote #1

Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach Picture Quote #1

No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true Picture Quote #1

The greatest and truest models for all oratorsis Demosthenes. One who has not studied deeply and constantly all the great speeches of the great Athenian, is not prepared to speak in public. Only as the constant companion of Demosthenes, Burke, Fox, Canning and Webster, can we hope to become orators Picture Quote #1

Demosthenes: A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue Picture Quote #1

The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes Picture Quote #1

Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth Picture Quote #1

Demosthenes, when taunted by Pytheas that all his arguments smelled of the lamp, replied, yes, but your lamp and mine, my friend, do not witness the same labours Picture Quote #1

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When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, action, action, action Picture Quote #1

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No man can tell what the future may bring forth, and small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises (Demosthenes Quotes) Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also (Demosthenes Quotes) It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment (Demosthenes Quotes) There are all kinds of devices invented for the protection and preservation of countries: defensive barriers, forts, trenches, and the like... But prudent minds have as a natural gift one safeguard which is the common possession of all, and this applies especially to the dealings of democracies. What is this safeguard? Skepticism. This you must preserve. This you must retain. If you can keep this, you need fear no harm (Demosthenes Quotes) Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men (Demosthenes Quotes) Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders (Demosthenes Quotes) 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 (Demosthenes Quotes) He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach (Demosthenes Quotes) 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 (Demosthenes Quotes) To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach (Demosthenes Quotes) No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods (Demosthenes Quotes) 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 (Demosthenes Quotes) A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true (Demosthenes Quotes) The greatest and truest models for all oratorsis Demosthenes. One who has not studied deeply and constantly all the great speeches of the great Athenian, is not prepared to speak in public. Only as the constant companion of Demosthenes, Burke, Fox, Canning and Webster, can we hope to become orators (Demosthenes Quotes) Demosthenes: A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue (Demosthenes Quotes) The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes. (Demosthenes Quotes) Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth (Demosthenes Quotes) Demosthenes, when taunted by Pytheas that all his arguments smelled of the lamp, replied, yes, but your lamp and mine, my friend, do not witness the same labours (Demosthenes Quotes) When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, action, action, action (Demosthenes Quotes)

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