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Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.

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High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
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
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest Men
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Friendship Wall War
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
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
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
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
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
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
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
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
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
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
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth

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