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Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?

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Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
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
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
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
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
Do not take a blind guide.
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Blind Guide
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Character Politician Voice
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Climbing Lie Necessary Success
You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
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Character Government Language Nature Need Voice
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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Argument Atheist Believe God Religion

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