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

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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
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
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 readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots – suspicion.
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Guard Known Safety Suspicious
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
What we wish, that we readily 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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
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 need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Existence Money Need
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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

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