Aristophanes on food
Aristophanes88 quotes“I saw a cavalry captain buy vegetable soup on horseback. He carried the whole mess home in his helmet.”
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Evil events from evil causes spring.
AristophanesAristophanes Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
AristophanesAristophanes 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.
AristophanesAristophanes An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
AristophanesAristophanes Love is merely the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.
AristophanesAristophanes There’s no art where there’s no fee.
AristophanesAristophanes How can I study from below, that which is above?
AristophanesAristophanes 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.
AristophanesAristophanes It 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.
AristophanesAristophanes Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
AristophanesAristophanes You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
AristophanesAristophanes First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
AristophanesAristophanes 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.
AristophanesAristophanes A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
AristophanesAristophanes A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
AristophanesAristophanes Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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