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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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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
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
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
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
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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People Together Winning
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
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
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Education Honest Men
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
Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
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Age Father Happiness Men

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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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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