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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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There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us–not to mention our crockery and our woolens!
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Chance Drink Women
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
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
When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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Busy Men Wine
Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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Comedy Right True
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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Debt Funny Men Money Owing

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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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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