Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
DEMOSTHENESThe 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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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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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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The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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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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It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man’s thought must always follow his employment.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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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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Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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