Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
ARISTOPHANESThe gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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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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An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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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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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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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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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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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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You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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By words the mind is winged.
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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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