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A fox is subtlety itself.

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It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
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
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
Comedy is allied to justice.
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Comedy Justice Lying
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
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Art Fee Money
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
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
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change 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

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