Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
- Aristophanes
Travel, Some, Like, Worthy
A man's homeland is wherever he prospers.
- Aristophanes
Man, Homeland, He, Prospers
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.
- Aristophanes
Learn, Cities, Foes, Ships
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
- Aristophanes
Mind, May, Quickly, Wine
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
- Aristophanes
See, Zeus, Shut, Send
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
- Aristophanes
Teach, Straight, Cannot, Crab
Under every stone lurks a politician.
- Aristophanes
Politics, Politician, Lurks, Stone
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
- Aristophanes
Inspirational, Art, Exercise, Each Man
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
- Aristophanes
Learn, May, Even, Foe
Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole.
- Aristophanes
Love, Desire, Pursuit, Love Is
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
- Aristophanes
Voice, Bad, Characteristics, Popular
Evil events from evil causes spring.
- Aristophanes
Evil, Spring, Causes, Events
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
- Aristophanes
Wise, Learn, Things, Enemies
Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?
- Aristophanes
Argument, Gods, Surely, Proof
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.
- Aristophanes
Friend, Knows, Hunger
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
Before, Which, Advanced, Steps
You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say.
- Aristophanes
Decide, Should, Until, Heard
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can't live with them, or without them.
- Aristophanes
Impossible, Right, Them, Poet
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
- Aristophanes
Laws, Still, Though, Lead
High thoughts must have high language.
- Aristophanes
Language, High, Must, Thoughts
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