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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
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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Goodness War
How can I study from below, that which is above?
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Deep Philosophy Study
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
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
ARISTOPHANES

Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ethics Fairness Justice
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
Open your mind before your mouth.
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Mind Mouths Yourself
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
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
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Darkness Dream Race
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Able Country Goodness Men
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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Believe Evil Hands
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

You cannot make a crab walk straight.

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