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The Man Who Is In The Highest State Of Prosperity, And Who Thinks His Fortune Is Most Secure, Knows Not If It Will Remain Unchanged Till The Evening.

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.

Nothing Is So Easy As To Deceive One's Self; For What We Wish, That We Readily Believe; But Such Expectations Are Often Inconsistent With The Real State Of Things.

The More Able A Man Is, If He Make Ill Use Of His Abilities, The More Dangerous Will He Be To The Commonwealth.

Close Alliances With Despots Are Never Safe For Free States.