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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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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
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
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
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Argument Art Success
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
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
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
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
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
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
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
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth

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