One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
ARISTOPHANESTo invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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There’s no art where there’s no fee.
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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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A slave is but half a man.
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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.
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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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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Old age is second childhood.
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Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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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.
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Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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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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A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.
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