Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Demostheneswas a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20, in which he argued effectively to gain from his guardians what was left of his inheritance. For a time, Demosthenes made his...
men done turns
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
war fighting men
The man who flies shall fight again. [Lat., Qui fugiebat, rusus praeliabitur.]
men benefits facts
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.
men helping willing
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
wise stupid men
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.
kindness men favors
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.
men excellence may
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
men abuse praise
It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
men use able
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
mean men proud
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.
believe men wish
What a man wishes, he will believe.
men noble impossible
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.
men thinking evening
The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
believe men religion
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.