black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Aristophanes

These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: can’t live with them, or without them!
ARISTOPHANES

Impossible Live Poet Right Woman
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
ARISTOPHANES

House Men Wisdom Words
Prayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
ARISTOPHANES

Pointless Prayer Religious Wine
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
ARISTOPHANES

Enemy Life Wisdom Wise
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
Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, Protracted with sorrow from day to day, Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay!
ARISTOPHANES

Children Humanity Life Men
To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
ARISTOPHANES

People Promise Winning
The love of wine is a good man’s failing.
ARISTOPHANES

Failure Ideas Love Men Wine
High thoughts must have high language.
ARISTOPHANES

Language Thinking
Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.
ARISTOPHANES

Children Man Time
Why, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
ARISTOPHANES

Achievement Adventure Journey Travel
Thou shouldst not decide until thou hast heard what both have to say.
ARISTOPHANES

Ethics Fairness Justice
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
ARISTOPHANES

Animal Teaching Walk Yourself
Evil events from evil causes spring.
ARISTOPHANES

Evil Result Spring
The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here.
ARISTOPHANES

Expression God Simplicity
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
ARISTOPHANES

Goodness War

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Aristophanes Quotes