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

Aristophanes

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
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
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
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
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
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
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
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
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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Justice Long Ourselves People

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