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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.

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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
The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
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Expression God Simplicity
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
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
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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Care Salary Vote Yourself
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Knowledge Yourself
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest Men
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men

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