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Aristophanes

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
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
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Darkness Dream Race
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
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
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
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
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
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
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Animal Clouds Nature

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