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The old are in a second childhood.

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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
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

The old are in a second childhood.

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