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The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.

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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
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Best Death Friendship Lost Road Travel
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
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
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
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 wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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People Together Winning
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
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
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Impossible Live Poet Right Woman

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