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It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
A slave is but half a man.
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Half Man Slavery
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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Honesty Insult Men Praise
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 may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Enemy Inspirational Learning Man Wisdom
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
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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People Promise Winning
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
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Adversity Fortune Grace Trying
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Gains Honesty Men
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Goodness War
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Gold Honesty Men
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Friendship Hunger
An actor should refine public taste.
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Actors Taste
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Failure Ideas Love Men Wine

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