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Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.

Demosthenes

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
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
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
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
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
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
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

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.

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