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Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?

Aristophanes

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
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
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
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
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
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
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
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
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
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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