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I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.

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It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
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Idiot Law
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
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
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
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
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
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
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
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
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
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
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
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
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine

I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.

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