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Aristophanes

Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
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Age Father Happiness Men
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
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
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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Comedy Right True
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
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
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
Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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Justice Long Ourselves People

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