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Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.

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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
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
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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Comedy Right True
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
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
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
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
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long

Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.

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