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.
DEMOSTHENESThe 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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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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The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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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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All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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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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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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Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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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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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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