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Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
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
It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.
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Born Feminism Men Myself Nation Voice
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
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
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Darkness Dream Race
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
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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People Together Winning
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
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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