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Under every stone lurks a politician.

Aristophanes

Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
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Argument Art Success
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
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
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Clever Mindset Wine
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
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring

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