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Look 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.

Aristophanes

If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Impossible Live Poet Right Woman
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’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
ARISTOPHANES

Change Yourself
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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Darkness Dream Race
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
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring

Look 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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Look 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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