Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
ARISTOPHANES
ARISTOPHANES
Aristophanes on children
Aristophanes88 quotes“Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.”
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