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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

Aristophanes

The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
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
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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Care Salary Vote Yourself
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
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
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
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
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Believe Evil Hands
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success

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