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Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.

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You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
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Character Government Language Nature Need Voice
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
The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
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Expression God Simplicity
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
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
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
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
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
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
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men

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