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The 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.

Demosthenes

The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.
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Correct Ourselves Ready Way
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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
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
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.
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Deal Greatness Oneself Thinking
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.
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Author Harvest Mischief Sow Story
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.
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Cloud Place Secret Truth
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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
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
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
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.
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God Image Justice Love Truth
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
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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The 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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