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I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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Food Home Myself Vegetables
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Evil Fear Poor
If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
ARISTOPHANES

Debt Funny Men Money Owing
How can I study from below, that which is above?
ARISTOPHANES

Deep Philosophy Study
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
ARISTOPHANES

Excellence God Money Wealth
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
ARISTOPHANES

Honesty Insult Men Praise
Old age is second childhood.
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Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Impossible Live Poet Right Woman
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
ARISTOPHANES

House Men Wisdom Words
An actor should refine public taste.
ARISTOPHANES

Actors Taste
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
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
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
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
ARISTOPHANES

Atheist Eye Mouth
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
ARISTOPHANES

Ethics Fairness Justice
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
ARISTOPHANES

Army Leadership Skill
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
ARISTOPHANES

Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
ARISTOPHANES

Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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Friendship Wall War
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
By words the mind is winged.
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Mindset Wings Word
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us–not to mention our crockery and our woolens!
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Chance Drink Women
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
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
ARISTOPHANES

Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women

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

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