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Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.

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Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
ARISTOPHANES

Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
ARISTOPHANES

Busy Men Wine
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.
ARISTOPHANES

Darkness Dream Race
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
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.
ARISTOPHANES

Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
How can I study from below, that which is above?
ARISTOPHANES

Deep Philosophy Study
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
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
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
ARISTOPHANES

Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
ARISTOPHANES

Expression God Simplicity
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
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
ARISTOPHANES

Change Yourself

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