Wise men, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same lives.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Wisdom
By words the mind is winged.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Words
High thoughts must have high language.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Thoughts
He works and blows the coals, and has plenty of other irons in the fire.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Work
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Enemies, Wisdom
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; and this lesson saves their children, their homes, and their properties.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Learning, Enemies
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