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Aristophanes
Greek
Poet
Died:
380 BC
Enemies
Learn
Man
May
Travel
You
Related authors:
Aeschylus
Archilochus
Euripides
Hesiod
Homer
Menander
Pindar
Sophocles
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
War
Walls
Enemies
Men
Building
Sense
Lesson
Cities
Foes
High
Learn
Ships
Friends
Often
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
Aristophanes
Politician
Characteristics
Bad
Horrible
Voice
Vulgar
Manner
Breeding
Popular
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
You
Travel
Lost
Before
Stage
Gone
Must
Advanced
Road
Steps
Dead
Friends
Which
Your
Two
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
Aristophanes
You
Walk
Crab
Cannot
Straight
Teach
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
Aristophanes
Hunger
Knows
Friend
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
Aristophanes
Life
Wise
People
Though
Would
Abolish
Laws
Lead
Wise People
Still
Were
Same
Even
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
Aristophanes
You
Eyes
Will
Mouth
See
Open
Send
Your
Zeus
Shut
Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole.
Aristophanes
Love
Love Is
Pursuit
Simply
Name
Whole
Desire
Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?
Aristophanes
You
Argument
Believe
Proof
Surely
Gods
Your
High thoughts must have high language.
Aristophanes
Thoughts
Language
High
Must
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