Demosthenes

Demosthenes
Demostheneswas a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20, in which he argued effectively to gain from his guardians what was left of his inheritance. For a time, Demosthenes made his...
believe want
One believes in what one wants to believe in..
believe want
We believe whatever we want to believe.
believe wish
What we wish, that we readily believe.
inspirational believe wish
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
real believe self
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.
believe men wish
What a man wishes, he will believe.
believe men religion
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
believe people protection
The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
men done turns
To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
war fighting men
The man who flies shall fight again. [Lat., Qui fugiebat, rusus praeliabitur.]
self deceit affection
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one's self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.
men benefits facts
The man who has received a benefit ought always to remember it, but he who has granted it ought to forget the fact at once.
rushing causes extravagance
Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.
clouds secret-places secret
Clouds cannot cover secret places, nor denials conceal truth.