I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.
ARISTOPHANESThou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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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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Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
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The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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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.
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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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The old are in a second childhood.
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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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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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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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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Old age is second childhood.
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Do not take a blind guide.
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What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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