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

Demosthenes

To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
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Goodness Reminder Reproach
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 sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
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
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
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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Ability Common Dangerous Man
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
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
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.
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Action Greatness Man Success Tendency

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