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Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.

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
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
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
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
ARISTOPHANES

Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
ARISTOPHANES

Life Long
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
ARISTOPHANES

Best Death Friendship Lost Road Travel
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
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Courses Fortune God Running Wake
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
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
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying

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