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By words the mind is winged.

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You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
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Character Government Language Nature Need Voice
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
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
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
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 fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
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
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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Debt Funny Men Money Owing
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
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying

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