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.
ARISTOPHANESA fox is subtlety itself.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
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You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.
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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.
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Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Today things are better than yesterday.
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To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
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An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
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A man should be able to stand up under any disaster for his country’s good.
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Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
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Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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Comedy is allied to justice.
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