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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.

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It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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Employment Engagement Follow Impossible Man Thinking
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
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
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
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
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success

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