Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
ARISTOPHANESYou can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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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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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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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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To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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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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It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.
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