Evil events from evil causes spring.
ARISTOPHANESLook at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Do not take a blind guide.
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An actor should refine public taste.
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Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Today things are better than yesterday.
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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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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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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.
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One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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