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Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
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
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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Children Man Time
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
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
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
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
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Deceit Deceived Money
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom

It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.

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