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To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.

Aristophanes

Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
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
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
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
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.
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Comedy Right True
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Impossible Live Poet Right Woman
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
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 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
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself

To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.

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