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A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

Quote by Aristophanes about wisdom, man

A man's homeland is wherever he prospers.

Quote by Aristophanes about homeland, man

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

Quote by Aristophanes about politics, vulgarity, voice, bad luck, bad

Evil events from evil causes spring.

Quote by Aristophanes about bad, events, spring

High thoughts must have high language.

Quote by Aristophanes about wisdom, language

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

Quote by Aristophanes about wisdom, hunger

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

Quote by Aristophanes about art, magic, man

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

Quote by Aristophanes about love, name

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 by Aristophanes about enemies, teaching, common sense, sense, war, man

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

Quote by Aristophanes about destiny, eyes

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

Quote by Aristophanes about intelligence, wine, mind

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

Quote by Aristophanes about wisdom, enemies, things

The wise learn many things from their foes.

Quote by Aristophanes about wisdom, things

These impossible women! The poet was right: Can't live with them, or without them!

Quote by Aristophanes about woman, impossible, rightness, poets

Under every stone lurks a politician.

Quote by Aristophanes about politics

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

Quote by Aristophanes about life, adventure, nothing

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

Quote by Aristophanes about wisdom, life, people

You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

Quote by Aristophanes about wisdom

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

Quote by Aristophanes about wisdom

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.

Quote by Aristophanes about friendship