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What a man wishes, he will believe.

Demosthenes

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
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Action Himself Proud Spirit
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
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
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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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

What a man wishes, he will believe.

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