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Aristophanes

Today things are better than yesterday.
ARISTOPHANES

Today Yesterday
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
I would treat her like an egg, the shell of which we remove before eating it; I would take off her mask and then kiss her pretty face.
ARISTOPHANES

Egg Food Kissing
What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
ARISTOPHANES

Life Long
The old are in a second childhood.
ARISTOPHANES

Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
ARISTOPHANES

Climbing Lie Necessary Success
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
ARISTOPHANES

Age Change Time Today Vices
Open your mind before your mouth.
ARISTOPHANES

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

Ethics Fairness Justice
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
Old age is second childhood.
ARISTOPHANES

Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
A fox is subtlety itself.
ARISTOPHANES

Animal Foxes
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
ARISTOPHANES

Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
ARISTOPHANES

Art Himself Life Strength
I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
ARISTOPHANES

Food Home Myself Vegetables
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
ARISTOPHANES

Clever Mindset Wine

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