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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

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
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
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
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 gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
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Expression God Simplicity
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
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
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
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
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill

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