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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.

Aristophanes

When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
ARISTOPHANES

Busy Men Wine
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
ARISTOPHANES

Fight Grief Hands Himself Men Shine Sun
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
ARISTOPHANES

Honesty Insult Men Praise
Under every stone lurks a politician.
ARISTOPHANES

Hide Politics Witty
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
ARISTOPHANES

Friendship Listening
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
ARISTOPHANES

Friendship Hunger
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
ARISTOPHANES

Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
ARISTOPHANES

Ideas Phrases Power Size
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.
ARISTOPHANES

People Together Winning
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
ARISTOPHANES

People Promise Winning
A slave is but half a man.
ARISTOPHANES

Half Man Slavery
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
ARISTOPHANES

Hide One Liner Theft Thieves
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.
ARISTOPHANES

Break Thinking Try
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
ARISTOPHANES

House Men Wisdom Words
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
ARISTOPHANES

Darkness Dream Race
Comedy is allied to justice.
ARISTOPHANES

Comedy Justice Lying

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