Aristophanes Quotes

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
Aristophanes

Mind, May, Wine

Let each man exercise the art he knows.
Aristophanes

Inspirational, Art, Knows

Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
Aristophanes

Travel, Nothing, Why

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
Aristophanes

Wisdom, May, Learn

Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole.
Aristophanes

Love, Whole, Desire

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
Aristophanes

Friend, Knows, Hunger

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
Aristophanes

Bad, Voice, Popular

High thoughts must have high language.
Aristophanes

Thoughts, High, Language

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, Lost, Two

Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?
Aristophanes

Gods, Argument, Proof

You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
Aristophanes

Cannot, Walk, Teach

Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
Aristophanes

Eyes, Open, Mouth

These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can't live with them, or without them.
Aristophanes

Women, Live, Impossible

Under every stone lurks a politician.
Aristophanes

Politician, Stone, Lurks

Evil events from evil causes spring.
Aristophanes

Evil, Spring, Events

The wise learn many things from their enemies.
Aristophanes

You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say.
Aristophanes

Until, Both, Heard

A man's homeland is wherever he prospers.
Aristophanes

Wherever, Homeland, Prospers

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

Men, War, Friends

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
Aristophanes

Life, Wise, Same

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Poet

Born: 448 BC

Died: 380 BC

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