Nothing Is Easier Than Self-deceit.

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.

There Is One Safeguard Known Generally To The Wise, Which Is An Advantage And Security To All, But Especially To Democracies As Against Despots - Suspicion.

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.

What We Wish, That We Readily Believe.

The Sower Of The Seed Is Assuredly The Author Of The Whole Harvest Of Mischief.