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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

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
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
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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 the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
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Abuse Impatience Listening Man Natural Pleasure Praise
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
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 man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.
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Guard Known Safety Suspicious
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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

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