A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
ARISTOPHANESIf a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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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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An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
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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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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Today things are better than yesterday.
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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Comedy is allied to justice.
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Do not take a blind guide.
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Evil events from evil causes spring.
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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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Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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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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