Poems List
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.
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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.
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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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.
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.
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
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Nascido em 384 a.C., Demóstenes superou desafios pessoais iniciais, incluindo a perda precoce de seu pai e a má gestão de sua herança, para se tornar um dos advogados e políticos mais influentes de Atenas. Ele se destacou por seus discursos poderosos e persuasivos, conhecidos como 'filípicas', nos quais alertava os atenienses sobre a ameaça macedônia e os exortava à resistência. Apesar de seus esforços, Atenas acabou caindo sob a influência macedônia. Demóstenes é lembrado por sua integridade, patriotismo e eloquência incomparável, sendo um símbolo da luta pela liberdade democrática.