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I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.

Aristophanes

Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
ARISTOPHANES

Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
Do 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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Age Father Happiness Men
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
ARISTOPHANES

Change Yourself
A slave is but half a man.
ARISTOPHANES

Half Man Slavery
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
ARISTOPHANES

Army Leadership Skill
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
ARISTOPHANES

Atheist Eye Mouth
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
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
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

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