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A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.

Demosthenes

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
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
We believe whatever we want to 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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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
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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