Demosthenes Quotes
Demosthenes was an Athenian statesman and orator who overcame a childhood speech impediment to become one of antiquity's most compelling public speakers. His words carry the urgency of someone who believed that action and integrity were inseparable.
These quotes suit speeches, essays on leadership, debate club materials, or social media posts about civic responsibility. Take a look through the collection.
Quotes 1–5 of 17
“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.”
“You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.”
“Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.”
“A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.”
“All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.”
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