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

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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
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
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
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
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
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
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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Debt Funny Men Money Owing
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
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
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.

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