He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.
DEMOSTHENESAs 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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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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A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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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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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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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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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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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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The man who flies shall fight again.
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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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