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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.

Aristophanes

It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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Honesty Insult Men Praise
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
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.
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Darkness Dream Race
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Friendship Wall War
Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
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Courses Fortune God Running Wake
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
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Idiot Law
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying

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