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A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.

Aristophanes

Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
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
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
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
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Children Humanity Life Men
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
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
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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Debt Funny Men Money Owing
Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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Argument Atheist Believe God Religion
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Impossible Live Poet Right Woman
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings

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