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It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.

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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
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
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Idiot Law
I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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Food Home Myself Vegetables
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest 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
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
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
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
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
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
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

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