Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
DEMOSTHENESWhat a man wishes, he will believe.
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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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Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.
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We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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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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To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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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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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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