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Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?

Aristophanes

Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
ARISTOPHANES

Deceit Deceived Money
A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
ARISTOPHANES

Able Country Goodness Men
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
You cannot make a crab walk straight.
ARISTOPHANES

Crabs Habit Walk
Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
ARISTOPHANES

Men Mindset Wings
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Clever Mindset Wine
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
ARISTOPHANES

Atheist Eye Mouth
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
ARISTOPHANES

Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
ARISTOPHANES

Gains Honesty Men
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
High thoughts must have high language.
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Language Thinking
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
ARISTOPHANES

People Promise Winning
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.
ARISTOPHANES

Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
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
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
ARISTOPHANES

Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
ARISTOPHANES

Evil Spring Suffering Yourself

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