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Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.

Demosthenes

We believe whatever we want to believe.
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Believe Willing
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
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Affection Deceive Easy Subtle
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
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Dictatorship Enemy Freedom Opponent
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
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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Change Fortune High Man Prosperity State
We need money, for sure, Athenians, and without money nothing can be done that ought to be done.
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Existence Money Need
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
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.
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Accompany Action Empty Speech
I decline to buy repentance at the cost of ten thousand drachmas.
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Myself Regret
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.
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Freedom Safety State
Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.
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Appearance Goodness Greatness
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
The fact speak for themselves.
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Fact Ourselves Talk
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past

Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.

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