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Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.

Aristophanes

An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
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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Honesty Insult Men Praise
Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
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Courses Fortune God Running Wake
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
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
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
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
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
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
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious 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
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success

Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.

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