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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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Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
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
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
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
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
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 win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Believe Evil Hands
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill
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
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
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

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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