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By words the mind is winged.

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Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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Evil Spring Suffering Yourself
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
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
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
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
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
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Army Leadership Skill
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner

By words the mind is winged.

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