As A Vessel Is Known By The

What A Man Wishes, He Will Believe.

Nothing Is Easier Than Self-deceit.

No Man Who Is Not Willing To Help Himself Has Any Right To Apply To His Friends, Or To The Gods.

It Is The Natural Disposition Of All Men To Listen With Pleasure To Abuse And Slander Of Their Neighbour, And To Hear With Impatience Those Who Utter Praises Of Themselves.

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