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To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.

Aristophanes

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
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
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
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
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
You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Knowledge Yourself
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Friendship Wall War
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest Men
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity

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