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An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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Honesty Insult Men Praise
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
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
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
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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Justice Long Ourselves People
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
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
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Argument Art Success
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
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
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

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