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.
ARISTOPHANESMen 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.
ARISTOPHANESComedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
ARISTOPHANESCharacteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
ARISTOPHANESWhen 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.
ARISTOPHANESWhy, I’d like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
ARISTOPHANESYe 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!
ARISTOPHANESIf a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.
ARISTOPHANESChildren have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
ARISTOPHANESWise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
ARISTOPHANESThe love of wine is a good man’s failing.
ARISTOPHANESMix 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.
ARISTOPHANESTimes change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
ARISTOPHANESIt is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
ARISTOPHANESPrayers without wine are perfectly pointless.
ARISTOPHANESHigh thoughts must have high language.
ARISTOPHANESThere is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
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