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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.

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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
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Evil Result Spring
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
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Crabs Habit Walk
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
Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Hide Politics Witty
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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House Men Wisdom Words
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
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
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
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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Break Thinking Try
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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Change Yourself
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
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

Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.

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