Demosthenes

"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."

"Small daily improvements are the key to staggering long-term results."

"The man who makes no mistakes does not try new things."

"Courage is the only virtue you cannot fake."

"There is no excellence without labor."

"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."

"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."

"The readiness is all."

"Practice is the key to perfection."

"The man who acts is free; the idle man is a slave."

"Nor shall I feel shame in being told that I am an old man."

"Everything is determined by forces over which we have no control."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts."

"When you see a thing to be done, do it."

"Opportunities are not offered, they must be wrested and worked for."

"The natural human effort is to avoid responsibility."

"True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written."

"The shameless and bold are the majority."

"You cannot deliver the goods if you are not on the job."

"Nothing is as powerful as the word of the people."

"The more I consider the nature of man the more I'm convinced of human weakness."

"Even if you do not wish to fight, your enemy may wish to fight you."

"The wealthier and more powerful a man becomes, the more danger there is."

"That man is to be envied whose labor is a pleasure."

"The timidity of the cowardly and the courage of the brave are set in opposition."

"We will be remembered not for the power of our weapons but for the power of our words."

"A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty."

"Be not ashamed to ask for counsel."

"There is nothing so bad for a man as being destitute of the truth."

"The secret of happiness is not in having what you want, but in wanting what you have."