Periander Quotes
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He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
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However exalted our position, we should still not despise the powers of the humble.
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Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
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Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.
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He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in seeking succor meets with ruin.
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Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.
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He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled, is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
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The useful and the beautiful are never separated.
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Democracy is better than tyranny.
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Freedom is a clear conscience.
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Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal.
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Nothing is impossible to industry (fortitude).
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The saying, "Practice is everything," is Periander's.
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