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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

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One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
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
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
ARISTOPHANES

Debt Funny Men Money Owing
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
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
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
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
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
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

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