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

Demosthenes

No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
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Friendship Himself Man Willing
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
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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Believe Easy General Man True
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.
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Deal Greatness Oneself Thinking
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
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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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Blessing Destroy Fortune Goodness
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story

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