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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.

Demosthenes

Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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 fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
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
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle

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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