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Aristophanes

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
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
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
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
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
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
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
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
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
Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
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Children Humanity Life Men
A fox is subtlety itself.
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Animal Foxes
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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Care Salary Vote Yourself

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