One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.

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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

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Under every stone lurks a politician.

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Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.

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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

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Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.

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First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.

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A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.

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Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven

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