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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

Aristophanes

Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
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
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
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
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
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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Food Home Myself Vegetables
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

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