"Abhor flatterers as you would deceivers; for both, if trusted, injure those who trust them. If you admit as friends men who seek your favor for the lowest ends, your life will be lacking in friends who will risk your displeasure for the highest good."

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Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.17, Delphi Classics

Isocrates

#Men Quotes #Risk Quotes #Favors Quotes

“For many years I thought I was bisexual. And then I would ask myself, 'What is bisexual? Does that even exist?'”
“Whoever makes home seem to the young dearer and more happy, is a public benefactor.”
“What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?”
“Cognitive consonance is what writing in the Age of the idiot is all about. The key to success in the scribbling profession is to strike the right balance of mediocrity in writing and thinking, which invariably entails echoing one of two party lines, poorly.”
“It is not whether you win or lose, but who gets the blame.”
“I have a sneaking suspicion that all religions lead to the same place, a very unified place.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“unless the sun inside you is burning your gut, don't do it”
“Quarterbacks are always ready.”

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