By words the mind is winged.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Words
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, Prudence
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Enemy, Enemies, Wisdom
A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Home
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
—Aristophanes
Topics: One liners, Wisdom, Learning
Wise men, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same lives.
—Aristophanes
Topics: 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.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Death, Dying
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can’t live with them, or without them.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Women
Evil events come from evil causes; and what we suffer, springs, generally from what we have done.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Misfortune
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
—Aristophanes
High thoughts must have high language.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Thoughts
No man is really honest; none of us is above the influence of gain.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Honesty
He works and blows the coals, and has plenty of other irons in the fire.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Work
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
—Aristophanes
Topics: Wine
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- Xenocrates Greek Philosopher, Scientist
- Xenophon Ancient Greek Philosopher
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- Hypatia of Alexandria Greek Philosopher, Mathematician
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