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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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
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
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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
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
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
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

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