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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.

Demosthenes

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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
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Necessary People Protection Talk
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
One believes in what one wants to believe in.
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Believe Oneself
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself Man
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
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
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
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 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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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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