When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
ARISTOPHANESWhen men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
ARISTOPHANESYour lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
ARISTOPHANESDo not take a blind guide.
ARISTOPHANESIgnorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
ARISTOPHANESFirst listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
ARISTOPHANESWise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
ARISTOPHANESYou vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
ARISTOPHANESHow can I study from below, that which is above?
ARISTOPHANESDoes 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.
ARISTOPHANESThe love of wine is a good man’s failing.
ARISTOPHANESThou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
ARISTOPHANESAh! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
ARISTOPHANESYou cannot make a crab walk straight.
ARISTOPHANESWealth–the most excellent of all gods.
ARISTOPHANESIt 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.
ARISTOPHANESA man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
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