Do not take a blind guide.
ARISTOPHANESTo win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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It is the compelling power of great thoughts and ideas to engender phrases of equal size.
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Under every stone lurks a politician.
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
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Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
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One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
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Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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By words the mind is winged.
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Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.
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Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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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.
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An actor should refine public taste.
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It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.
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