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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.

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Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
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
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
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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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way

The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.

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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.

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