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Aristophanes

The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
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
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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Justice Long Ourselves People
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
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
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
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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Best Death Friendship Lost Road Travel
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty

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