There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
ARISTOPHANESOne bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
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What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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Comedy is allied to justice.
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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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Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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A fox is subtlety itself.
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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Old age is second childhood.
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To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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