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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
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
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
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
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
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
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

You cannot make a crab walk straight.

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