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What we wish, that we readily believe.

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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
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
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
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Act Fools Greatness Rush Success
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
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
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
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
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.
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Deal Freedom Goodness State
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness

What we wish, that we readily believe.

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