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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.

Aristophanes

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
ARISTOPHANES

Character Politician Voice
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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People Together Winning
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
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
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
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
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
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
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War

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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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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