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.
ARISTOPHANESPoverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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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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To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
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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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Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
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Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Today things are better than yesterday.
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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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