Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
ARISTOPHANESQuickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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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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Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Today things are better than yesterday.
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How can I study from below, that which is above?
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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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Open your mind before your mouth.
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Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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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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Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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The old are in a second childhood.
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