The most trying fools are the bright ones.
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It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
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