Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
DEMOSTHENESIt 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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A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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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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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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The fact speak for themselves.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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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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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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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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