Quotes by Aristophanes
20 quotes by Aristophanes
Aristophanes, Greek Poet
Life period: 448 BC - 380 BC
Origin country: Greece
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
Quote about politics, vulgarity, voice, bad luck, bad
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.
Quote about enemies, teaching, common sense, sense, war, man
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
Quote about intelligence, wine, mind
These impossible women! The poet was right: Can't live with them, or without them!
Quote about woman, impossible, poets, rightness
Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
Quote about life, adventure, nothing
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
Quote about wisdom, life, people
