Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
For what every man wishes,
that he also believes to be true.
Stichwörter: truth honesty deception believe lie desire wish blindness self-reflecting
As a vessel is known by its sound whether it be cracked or not, so men are proved by their speeches whether they be wise or foolish.
DemosthenesWas man wünscht, das glaubt auch jeder.
DemosthenesStichwörter: truth media propaganda
Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.
DemosthenesSince we are not yet fully comfortable with the idea that people from the next village are as human as ourselves, it is presumptuous in the extreme to suppose we could ever look at sociable, tool-making creatures who are from other evolutionary paths and see not beasts, but brothers, not rivals, but fellow pilgrims journeying to the shrine of intelligence...The difference... is not in the creature judged, but in the creature judging.
DemosthenesNothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.
DemosthenesI'll betide thee, say I, and may the Gods, or at least the Athenians, confound thee for a vile citizen and a vile third-rate actor! Read the evidence.
DemosthenesStichwörter: historical some-humour
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each me wishes, that he also believes is true.
DemosthenesSmall opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
DemosthenesStichwörter: inspirational
Gli uomini per loro natura sono portati a disprezzare i deboli e lusingare i forti.
DemosthenesStichwörter: demostene
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