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How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
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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Believe Evil Hands
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
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
Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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Comedy Right True
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
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
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
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
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Argument Art Success
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size

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