What we wish, that we readily believe.
DEMOSTHENESThere 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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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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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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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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Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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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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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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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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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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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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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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