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You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.

Aristophanes

These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Impossible Live Poet Right Woman
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
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
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
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.
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Born Feminism Men Myself Nation Voice
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
The old are in a second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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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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