Memorable Quotes and quotations from AristophanesAristophanes Greek Athenian comic dramatist (450 BC - 388 BC)Aristophanes - Wasps, 422 B.C. - Let each man exercise the art he knows. Aristophanes - - Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. Aristophanes - - A man may learn wisdom even from a foe. Aristophanes - Wasps, 422 B.C. - 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. Aristophanes - Frogs, 405 B.C. - Shall I crack any of those old jokes, master, At which the audience never fail to laugh? Aristophanes - Frogs, 405 B.C. - High thoughts must have high language. Aristophanes - - By words the mind is winged. Aristophanes - Knights, 424 B.C. - You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner. Aristophanes - 450-385 BC, Birds, 414 BC - The wise learn many things from their enemies. Aristophanes - Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C. - Under every stone lurks a politician. Aristophanes - - 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 . . . |
|