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Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.

Aristophanes

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
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
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
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

Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.

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