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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
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
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Children Humanity Life Men
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
An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
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Idiot Law
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
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
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

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