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Then as to Dinias. Perhaps
he will tell you of the war-galleys he has equipped and of his other public
services. For my part, though Dinias has proved himself a valuable servant of
the public, as I sincerely believe, I would urge him rather to claim from you
some reward for himself than to tell you to take back rewards previously given
to others; for a man gives a surer proof of excellence by claiming a reward for
his own services than by grudging others the rewards they have received for
theirs.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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