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There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.

Demosthenes

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
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
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
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
Good fortune is the greatest of blessings, but good counsel comes next, and the lack of it destroys the other also.
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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner

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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