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Old age is second childhood.

Aristophanes

There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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Fire Strong Untamed Wild Women
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
ARISTOPHANES

Friendship Listening
By words the mind is winged.
ARISTOPHANES

Mindset Wings Word
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
When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
ARISTOPHANES

Busy Men Wine
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
ARISTOPHANES

House Men Wisdom Words
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!
ARISTOPHANES

Chance Drink Women
Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
ARISTOPHANES

Desire Love Names Philosophy Pursuit
High thoughts must have high language.
ARISTOPHANES

Language Thinking
Does it seem that everything is extravagance in the world, or rather madness, when you watch the way things go? A crowd of rogues enjoy blessings they have won by sheer injustice, while more honest folks are miserable and die of hunger.
ARISTOPHANES

Blessing Death Honesty Mad Misery World
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
ARISTOPHANES

Gains Honesty Men
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
ARISTOPHANES

Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
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.
ARISTOPHANES

Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
Comedy is allied to justice.
ARISTOPHANES

Comedy Justice Lying
Have you ever, looking up, seen a cloud like to a Centaur, a Part, or a Wolf, or a Bull?
ARISTOPHANES

Animal Clouds Nature
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
ARISTOPHANES

Atheist Eye Mouth

Old age is second childhood.

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