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

Aristophanes

A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty 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
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
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
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying

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

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