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

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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
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
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Age Father Happiness Men
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
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
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Believe Evil Hands
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness 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
Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us–not to mention our crockery and our woolens!
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Chance Drink Women
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Clever Mindset Wine
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner

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

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