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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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The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
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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Ourselves People Talk Time
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
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.
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Different Favor Forget Himself Reminder Talk
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
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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Abuse Impatience Listening Man Natural Pleasure Praise
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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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech

What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.

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