Famous Quotes by Aristophanes

Below are famous quotes by Aristophanes - Greek Athenian comic dramatist (450 BC - 388 BC).

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

By words the mind is winged.

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 . . .

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

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