Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
ARISTOPHANESTo plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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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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Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Evil events from evil causes spring.
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