The fact speak for themselves.
DEMOSTHENESWhat we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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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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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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Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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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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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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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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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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The more able a man is, if he make ill use of his abilities, the more dangerous will he be to the commonwealth.
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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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