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Aristophanes Quote - A slave is but half a man.

A slave is but half a man.

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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
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
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 old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
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
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste

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