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A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.

Aristophanes

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
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
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
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
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
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
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
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring

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