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I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.

Aristophanes

Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
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
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
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
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
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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Food Home Myself Vegetables
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
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning

I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.

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I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.

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