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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

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.
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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
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
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk
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
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
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
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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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
We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Existence Money Need
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way

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