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.
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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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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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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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.
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A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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Under every stone lurks a politician.
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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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When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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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.
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Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
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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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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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The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.
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Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us–not to mention our crockery and our woolens!
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