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

Aristophanes

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
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
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
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
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
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
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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Care Salary Vote Yourself
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
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Animal Clouds Nature
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth

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