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Old age is second childhood.

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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 gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
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Expression God Simplicity
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
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
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
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
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
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
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
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

Old age is second childhood.

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