You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
ARISTOPHANESPoverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Do not take a blind guide.
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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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I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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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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The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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