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

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A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Knowledge Yourself
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
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
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
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
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
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
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
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

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