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When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.

Aristophanes

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
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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Comedy Right True
Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
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Courses Fortune God Running Wake
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
ARISTOPHANES

Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
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
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring

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