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.
ARISTOPHANESIf a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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By words the mind is winged.
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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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Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?
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Evil events from evil causes spring.
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An actor should refine public taste.
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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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How can I study from below, that which is above?
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These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
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Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
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A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Evil events from evil causes spring, And what you suffer flows from what you’ve done.
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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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