More Quotes by Aristophanes
One bush, they say, can never hide two thieves.
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
First listen, my friend, and then you may shriek and bluster.
Children have a master to teach them, grown-ups have the poets.