What A Man Wishes, He Will Believe.

There Is A Great Deal Of Wishful Thinking In Such Cases It Is The Easiest Thing Of All To Deceive Ones Self.

We Need Money, For Sure, Athenians, And Without Money Nothing Can Be Done That Ought To Be Done.

To Remind A Man Of The Good Turns You Have Done Him Is Very Much Like A Reproach.

All Speech Is Vain And Empty Unless It Be Accompanied By Action.

It Is Not Possible To Found A Lasting Power Upon Injustice, Perjury, And Treachery. These May, Perhaps, Succeed For Once, And Borrow For Awhile, From Hope, A Gay And Flourishing Appearance. But Time Betrays Their Weakness, And They Fall Into Ruin Of Themselves. For, As In Structures Of Every Kind, The Lower Parts Should Have The Greatest Firmness--so The Grounds And Principles Of Actions Should Be Just And True.