Demosthenes Quotes

Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Greek Statesman
Died: 322 BC
Believe Free Generally Good Man You
Related authors: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Benjamin Disraeli Colin Powell Edmund Burke Lucius Annaeus Seneca Marcus Tullius Cicero Nelson Mandela Winston Churchill
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states. Demosthenes
Good Free States Tyrants Security Excessive
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states. Demosthenes
Free Despot States Alliance Never Safe Close
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
You Man Whatever Must Spirit Proud His Conduct Cannot Mean Your Actions Paltry
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them. Demosthenes
Best People Protection Believe Everything Tell For The People Them Necessarily
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. Demosthenes
Democracy Wise Despot Security Generally Advantage Safeguard Known Suspicion Which Against
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master. Demosthenes
War You Anxiety Master Beware Obtain Your Avoid Lest
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves. Demosthenes
Way Correct Ourselves Surest Surest Way Get Censure Rid
What we wish, that we readily believe. Demosthenes
Wish Believe Readily
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach. Demosthenes
Good You Man Remind Like Him Very Done Reproach Much Turns
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods. Demosthenes
Man Willing Himself His Friends Gods Any Help Who Right Apply

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