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A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.

Aristophanes

Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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Justice Long Ourselves People
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Clever Mindset Wine
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Knowledge Yourself
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
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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Care Salary Vote Yourself
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
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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Egg Food Kissing
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
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

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