Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
ARISTOPHANESYouth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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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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Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Today things are better than yesterday.
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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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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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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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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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Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
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Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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A slave is but half a man.
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Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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