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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.

Demosthenes

What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
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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Ourselves People Talk Time
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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 advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past

Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.

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