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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.

Demosthenes

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
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
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
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 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
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence

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