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

Demosthenes

Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
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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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
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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Action Himself Proud Spirit
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
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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Benefit Forget Man Remember
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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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Guard Known Safety Suspicious
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Existence Money Need

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

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