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Aristophanes

Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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Comedy Right True
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
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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Egg Food Kissing
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Men Mindset Wings
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
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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Honesty Insult Men Praise
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
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
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor

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