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Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.

Aristophanes

High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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People Together Winning
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
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
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
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

Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.

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