Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
ARISTOPHANESNo man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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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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Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
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When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.
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Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
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You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
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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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Comedy is allied to justice.
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Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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