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But one who is himself
idle cannot possibly call upon his friends, much less upon the gods, to work for
him. No wonder that Philip, sharing himself in the toils of the campaign,
present at every action, neglecting no chance and wasting no season, gets the
better of us, while we procrastinate and pass resolutions and ask questions. I
cannot wonder at this: the contrary would rather surprise me, that we,
performing no single duty of a combatant, should overcome the man who fulfils
them all.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930.
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