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

Aristophanes

Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
ARISTOPHANES

Ethics Fairness Justice
Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
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Age Father Happiness Men
A slave is but half a man.
ARISTOPHANES

Half Man Slavery
Comedy is allied to justice.
ARISTOPHANES

Comedy Justice Lying
It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Ideas Phrases Power Size
It is bad taste for a poet to be coarse and hairy.
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Coarse Poet Taste
Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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Excellence God Money Wealth
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Friendship Listening
It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
ARISTOPHANES

Army Leadership Skill
It should not prejudice my voice that I’m not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I’m taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.
ARISTOPHANES

Born Feminism Men Myself Nation Voice
When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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Busy Men Wine
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
ARISTOPHANES

Children Learning Poet
Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
ARISTOPHANES

Courses Fortune God Running Wake
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
ARISTOPHANES

Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
ARISTOPHANES

Education Honest Men

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