Aristophanes Quotes


You cannot teach a crab to walk straight. Aristophanes Uncategorized 118
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod. Aristophanes Travel 116
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe. Aristophanes Wisdom 112
Let each man exercise the art he knows. Aristophanes art 94
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. Aristophanes Wisdom 91
Under every stone lurks a politician. Aristophanes Lurks 90
Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. Aristophanes Travel 82
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. Aristophanes Bring 73
You man are fool enough it seems to dare to war with woman me when for your faithful ally you might win me easily. Aristophanes Men 69
Lysistrata To seize the treasury no more money no more war. Aristophanes Feminism 67
By words the mind is winged. Aristophanes Words 67
Chorus of old men How true the saying Tis impossible to live with the baggages impossible to live without em. Aristophanes Marriage 65
Wise men learn many things from their enemies. Aristophanes Enemy 64
Let each man exercise the art he knows. Aristophanes Art 59
Chorus of women Oh my good gallant Lysistrata and all my friends be ever like a bundle of nettles never let you anger slacken the wind of fortune blown our way. Aristophanes Drama 58
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. Aristophanes Building 55
You possess all the attributes of a demagogue a screeching horrible voice a perverse crossgrained nature and the language of the marketplace. In you all is united which is needful for governing. Aristophanes Language 50
You cannot make a crab walk straight. Aristophanes Uncategorized 48
You demagogues are like the fishers for eels in still waters they catch nothing but if they thoroughly stir up the slime their fishing is good in the same way its only in troublous times that you line your pockets. Aristophanes Greed 47
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you. Aristophanes Uncategorized 45
The wise learn many things from their enemies. Aristophanes Learn 41
Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole. Aristophanes Love 40
High thoughts must have high language. Aristophanes Uncategorized 39
Evil events from evil causes spring. Aristophanes Uncategorized 35
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder. Aristophanes Uncategorized 35
To win the people always cook them some savoury that pleases them. Aristophanes Hypocrisy 31

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