It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
ARISTOPHANESThis is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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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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Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Under every stone lurks a politician.
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By words the mind is winged.
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Old age is second childhood.
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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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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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Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
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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.
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Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
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If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
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There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
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