You cannot make a crab walk straight.
ARISTOPHANESYouth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
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Tis not for us to warn a wilful sinner; We stay him not, but let him run his course, Till by misfortunes rous’d, his conscience wakes, And prompts him to appease th’ offended gods.
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First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
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Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.
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What unlooked-for things do happen, to be sure, in a long life!
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An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
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It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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A slave is but half a man.
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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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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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