The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
DEMOSTHENESA man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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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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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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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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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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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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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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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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