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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

Aristophanes

To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
How can I study from below, that which is above?
ARISTOPHANES

Deep Philosophy Study
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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Care Salary Vote Yourself
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Believe Evil Hands
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
ARISTOPHANES

Darkness Dream Race
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
ARISTOPHANES

Clever Mindset Wine
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
ARISTOPHANES

Ethics Fairness Justice
You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Knowledge Yourself
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
ARISTOPHANES

Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.
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Born Feminism Men Myself Nation Voice
Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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Argument Atheist Believe God Religion
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth

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