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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.

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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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Ability Common Dangerous Man
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
Do you remember that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, “How well he spoke” but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, they said, “Let us march.
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Ourselves People Talk Time
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
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success

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