Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
ARISTOPHANESTis 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.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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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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To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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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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The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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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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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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The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
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To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
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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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Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
ARISTOPHANES