Demosthenes
» Belief » “Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.”
» Censure » “The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.”
» Faith » “What we wish, that we readily believe.”
» Gratitude » “To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.”
» Gullibility » “A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.”
» Opportunity » “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.”
» Self-reliance » “No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.”
» Spirit and Spirituality » “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.”
