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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

You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
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Argument Art Success
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us–not to mention our crockery and our woolens!
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Chance Drink Women
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
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Expression God Simplicity
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
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
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men

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