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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master

Demosthenes

There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.
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Deal Greatness Oneself Thinking
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Existence Money Need
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk

Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master

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