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Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!

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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
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
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
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
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
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
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Expression God Simplicity
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
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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Food Home Myself Vegetables
When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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Busy Men Wine
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength

Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!

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