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Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
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
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
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
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength

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