Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
ARISTOPHANESDo not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
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A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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An actor should refine public taste.
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Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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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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To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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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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Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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High thoughts must have high language.
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You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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