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

Aristophanes

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
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Impossible Live Poet Right Woman
The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
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Expression God Simplicity
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Friendship Wall War
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
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word

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

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