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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.

Aristophanes

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
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
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us–not to mention our crockery and our woolens!
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Chance Drink Women
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
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
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
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
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
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
ARISTOPHANES

Debt Funny Men Money Owing
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
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
ARISTOPHANES

Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women

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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