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.
ARISTOPHANESYou cannot make a crab walk straight.
More Aristophanes Quotes
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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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You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
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Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
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Wealth–the most excellent of all gods.
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You cannot make a crab walk straight.
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When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.
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Evil events from evil causes spring.
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Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.
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Words give wings to the mind and make a man soar to heaven.
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It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable; that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
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You can’t have anything else to say: you’ve poured out every drop of what you know.
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Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever.
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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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