No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain. - Aristophanes - Quotesmemo.com

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You see mother, you had no life of your own. They have no idea. One has only a life of one's own.

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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.

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The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.

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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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