DEMOSTHENES (384-322 B.C.), Greek orator

Belief
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self; for what we wish, that we readily believe.

Censure
The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.

Greatness
Everything great is not always good, but all good things are great.

Kindness
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid, ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred on him, and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.

Mischief
The sower of the seed is assuredly the author of the whole harvest of mischief.

Power
It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.

Self-Deception
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self, for what we wish we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the reality of things.

Speech
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not, so men are proved by their speeches whether they be wise or foolish.

Success
Success has a great tendency to conceal and throw a veil over the evil deeds of men.

Truth
What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.