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

Aristophanes

I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
ARISTOPHANES

Food Home Myself Vegetables
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
ARISTOPHANES

Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
ARISTOPHANES

Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
Comedy is allied to justice.
ARISTOPHANES

Comedy Justice Lying
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
ARISTOPHANES

Believe Evil Hands
Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
ARISTOPHANES

Age Father Happiness Men
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
ARISTOPHANES

Darkness Dream Race
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
ARISTOPHANES

Friendship Listening
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.
ARISTOPHANES

Courses Fortune God Running Wake
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
ARISTOPHANES

Able Country Goodness Men
Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us–not to mention our crockery and our woolens!
ARISTOPHANES

Chance Drink Women
Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
ARISTOPHANES

Change Yourself
You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
ARISTOPHANES

Knowledge Yourself
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
ARISTOPHANES

Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
ARISTOPHANES

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

Expression God Simplicity

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

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