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What we wish, that we readily believe.

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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
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
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Advantage Existence Prevail
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
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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Crack Fools Known Sound Wisdom
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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Believe Consistency Easy Expectation State
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
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
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
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master
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Anxiety Avoid Beware Master War Yourself
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
What a man wishes, he will believe.
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Believe Himself 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
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man

What we wish, that we readily believe.

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