70 Quotes by Demosthenes

What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

What we wish, that we readily believe.

There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.

The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.

Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.

Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.

Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.

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.