Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self for what we wish, that we readily believe.
More Quotes from Demosthenes:
What we wish, that we readily believe.Demosthenes
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.
Demosthenes
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
Demosthenes
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.
Demosthenes
No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
Demosthenes
A story was told about Demosthenes and another orator. When the unnamed orator (understandably forgotten) spoke, the crowd responded What a beautiful, well-delivered speech ... Let's march with Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Belief & Faith Quotes, Hope QuotesAnd a friend of mine in the Christys, we used to sit up at night and talk and read and wonder if reincarnation, and if it wasn't reality, what would happen to the human spirit when the body dies? Is there an afterlife? Just questions like that.
Barry McGuire
The school made it very clear that women were entitled to positions of authority. That sense of entitlement allowed us to feel that we have a natural place in leadership in the world. That gave me a mental and emotional confidence.
Linda Vester
Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.
Dave Matthews