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Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.

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Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
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Courses Fortune God Running Wake
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
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
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
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Animal Clouds Nature
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Clever Mindset Wine
Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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People Together Winning
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
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
Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
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Children Humanity Life Men
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet

Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.

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