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.
DEMOSTHENESThe 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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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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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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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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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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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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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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Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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