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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.

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If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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Debt Funny Men Money Owing
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Knowledge Yourself
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
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
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
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 may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.
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Born Feminism Men Myself Nation Voice
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
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
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger

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