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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Demosthenes

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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
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
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
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
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing

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