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By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.

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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
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Deceive Easy One Liner
The end of wisdom is consultation and deliberation.
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Consult End Wisdom
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
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Believe Deceive Easy One Liner
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
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Issues Judgement Light Past
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
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
By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.
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Excellence Hard Work Persistence
Small opportunities often presage great enterprises.
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Greatness Opportunity Small
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.
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Injustice Possible Power
What we wish, that we readily believe.
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Believe Willing
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
The man who flies shall fight again.
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Fight File Man
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
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Beginning Enterprise Opportunity Small
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
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.
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Action Himself Proud Spirit

By persistent labor man may attain to all excellence.

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