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A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.

Aristophanes

It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
ARISTOPHANES

Army Leadership Skill
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
ARISTOPHANES

Alcohol Clever Friendship Rich Successful Wine
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
ARISTOPHANES

Gold Honesty Men
Old age is second childhood.
ARISTOPHANES

Age Childhood Old Age One Liner
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests; hence the state limps along.
ARISTOPHANES

Care Salary Vote Yourself
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
ARISTOPHANES

Character Politician Voice
Do not take a blind guide.
ARISTOPHANES

Blind Guide
An actor should refine public taste.
ARISTOPHANES

Actors Taste
By words the mind is winged.
ARISTOPHANES

Mindset Wings Word
Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.
ARISTOPHANES

Age Education Forever Ignorance Stupidity Youth
Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
ARISTOPHANES

Forever Ignorance One Liner Stupidity
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
ARISTOPHANES

Atheist Eye Mouth
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.
ARISTOPHANES

Friendship Wall War
A slave is but half a man.
ARISTOPHANES

Half Man Slavery
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
ARISTOPHANES

Children Learning Poet
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.
ARISTOPHANES

Egg Food Kissing

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