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

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A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Art Himself Life Strength
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
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
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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Debt Funny Men Money Owing
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
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Idiot Law
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Children Learning Poet
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
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
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
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

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