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Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!

Aristophanes

A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Enemy Force Truth
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
ARISTOPHANES

Children Man Time
Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
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Animal Clouds Nature
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
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
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
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
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Life Long
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
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
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
Today things are better than yesterday.
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Today Yesterday

Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!

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