Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
DEMOSTHENESAll speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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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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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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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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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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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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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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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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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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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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The fact speak for themselves.
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The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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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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