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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

Aristophanes

A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
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
An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
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Idiot Law
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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Debt Funny Men Money Owing
Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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Argument Atheist Believe God Religion
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
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Character Government Language Nature Need Voice
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
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
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity

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