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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
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Age Change Time Today Vices
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
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Best Death Friendship Lost Road Travel
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
ARISTOPHANES

House Men Wisdom Words
To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
ARISTOPHANES

Argument Art Success
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
A fox is subtlety itself.
ARISTOPHANES

Animal Foxes
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
ARISTOPHANES

Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
ARISTOPHANES

Change Yourself
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
ARISTOPHANES

Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Atheist Eye Mouth
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
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

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