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You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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Care Salary Vote Yourself
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
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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Honesty Insult Men Praise
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
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
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
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
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
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
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying

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