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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.

Aristophanes

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

Expression God Simplicity
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
An ancient tradition declares that every idiot blunder we pass into law will sooner or later redound to Athens’ profit.
ARISTOPHANES

Idiot Law
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
ARISTOPHANES

Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
ARISTOPHANES

Life Long
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
ARISTOPHANES

Friendship Hunger
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
ARISTOPHANES

Leadership Life People Wisdom Wise
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
ARISTOPHANES

Atheist Eye Mouth
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
ARISTOPHANES

Ideas Phrases Power Size
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
ARISTOPHANES

Clever Mindset Wine
Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
ARISTOPHANES

Evil Fear Poor
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
ARISTOPHANES

Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
A slave is but half a man.
ARISTOPHANES

Half Man Slavery
Open your mind before your mouth.
ARISTOPHANES

Mind Mouths Yourself
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
ARISTOPHANES

Coarse Poet Taste
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
ARISTOPHANES

Climbing Lie Necessary Success

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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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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