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How can I study from below, that which is above?

Aristophanes

Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
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
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
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
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
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
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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Argument Atheist Believe God Religion
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
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring

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