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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.

Demosthenes

The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
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Change Fortune High Man Prosperity State
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
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Benefit Forget Man Remember
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
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
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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

To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.

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