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An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.

Aristophanes

Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
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
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
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
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
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
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
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
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

An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.

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