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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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Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
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
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
Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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Argument Atheist Believe God Religion
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Friendship Wall War
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
Old age is 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

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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