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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.

Demosthenes

One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
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
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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
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
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
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
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

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