It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
ARISTOPHANESFull of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
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Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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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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High thoughts must have high language.
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Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
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