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Aristophanes

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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Justice Long Ourselves People
Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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Argument Atheist Believe God Religion
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
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
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
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
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice

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