Magistrate: What do you propose to do then, pray? Lysistrata: You ask me that! Why, we propose to administer the treasury ourselves Magistrate: You do? Lysistrata: What is there in that a surprise to you? Do we not administer the budget of household expenses? Magistrate: But that is not the same thing. Lysistrata: How so — not the same thing? Magistrate: It is the treasury supplies the expenses of the War.Lysistrata: That's our first principle — no War! . Aristophanes
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  1. High thoughts must have high language.

  2. [Y]ou [man] are fool enough, it seems, to dare to war with [woman=] me, when for your faithful ally you might win me easily.

  3. Open your mind before your mouth

  4. To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.

  5. What can you answer? Now be careful, don’t arouse my spite, Or with my slipper I’ll take you napping, faces slapping Left and right.

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