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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
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
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
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
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Children Humanity Life Men
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
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
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Darkness Dream Race
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Friendship Wall War
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Believe Evil Hands

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