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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

Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, “How well he spoke” but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, “Let us march.
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Ourselves People Talk Time
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
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
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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
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 need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Existence Money Need
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
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
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
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

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

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