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

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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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Friendship Himself Man Willing
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
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
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
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man

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