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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.

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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
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Friendship Himself Man Willing
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
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
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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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness
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
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
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
The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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Ability Common Dangerous Man
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 we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing

The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.

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