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.
ARISTOPHANESAn actor should refine public taste.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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Evil events from evil causes spring.
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It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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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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You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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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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Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
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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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If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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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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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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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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First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Under every stone lurks a politician.
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