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Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.

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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
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
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
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
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
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
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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Honesty Insult Men Praise
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
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
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
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
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
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
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

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