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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.

Aristophanes

Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
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
You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
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Character Government Language Nature Need Voice
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.
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Egg Food Kissing
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
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
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest Men
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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Food Home Myself Vegetables

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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