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Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.

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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
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
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Children Humanity Life Men
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
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Character Government Language Nature Need Voice
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
ARISTOPHANES

Comedy Right True
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
ARISTOPHANES

Change Yourself
When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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Busy Men Wine
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
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice

Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.

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