70 Quotes by Demosthenes

The man who flies shall fight again. [Lat., Qui fugiebat, rusus praeliabitur.]

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one's self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.

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.

Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.

Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.

No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.

I decline to buy repentance at the cost often thousand drachmas.

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.

Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.