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An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.

Aristophanes

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 is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
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
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Believe Evil Hands
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
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
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
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Clever Mindset Wine
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit

An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.

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