Aristophanes Quotes

“A good character, when established, is not easily overthrown.”

“Let not a man do anything which he knows to be wrong.”

“You can’t do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result.”

“I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.”

“The most important thing is not to be afraid to take chances.”

“Comedy is an escape, not from truth, but from despair.”

“Money is a great servant but a bad master.”

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”

“It’s not enough to be just good or clever. One must also be wise.”

“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.”

“The most important thing is not to be afraid to take chances.”

“A man is never as good as he seems when he is successful, nor as bad as he seems when he fails.”

“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”

“Every man has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason.”

“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.”

“What we do in life echoes in eternity.”

“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”

“Life is a kind of comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.”

“Time is the most precious thing that a person can waste.”

“Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.”

“Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are allowed to listen backstage to the applause.”

“The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.”

“It’s better to be an outspoken enemy than a false friend.”

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”

“Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.”

“A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.”

“Life is a kind of comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.”

“Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit.”

“Fortune and love favor the brave.”

“Foolishness is an enemy of a happy life.”

“The best way to teach people to work is by example.”

“If we would be happy, let us have good thoughts and good actions.”

“The greatest blessings are often the simplest.”

“The good man is one who does his duty, no matter what the cost.”

“When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.”

“It’s better to be an outspoken enemy than a false friend.”

“A fool’s mind is at the mercy of his emotions.”

“A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.”

“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.”

“Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing.”

“Nothing is impossible to the one who doesn’t have to do it.”

“Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin.”

“People often call me a fool, but I think I know what they really mean.”

“Truth is the first casualty of war.”

“Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.”

“Those who are given the chance to change, change for the better.”

“Where there’s life, there’s hope.”

“Let no one be angry with me for speaking the truth.”

“Man is a fool, and nature has made him so.”

“I’d rather be a fool and free than wise and in chains.”

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