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Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.

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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
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Best Death Friendship Lost Road Travel
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
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
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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Food Home Myself Vegetables
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.
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Egg Food Kissing
To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
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Argument Art Success
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening

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