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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.

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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
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
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
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
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
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
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
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
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try

Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.

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