Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
DEMOSTHENESA man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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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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Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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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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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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The man who flies shall fight again.
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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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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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Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, “How well he spoke” but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, “Let us march.
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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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