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Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.

Demosthenes

Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.
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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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Employment Engagement Follow Impossible Man Thinking
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
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.
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Action Himself Proud Spirit
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past

Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.

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