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You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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Care Salary Vote Yourself
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
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
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
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
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
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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Comedy Right True
I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.
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Egg Food Kissing
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men

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