Quote

Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.

Aristophanes

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Aristophanes
Age: 0
Comedy Writer
Playwright
Poet
Father of Comedy
Educated
Ignorance
Youth
Stupid
Sobered
Forever
Outgrown
Age
Immaturity
Lasts
Drunkenness
Ages

More quotes by Aristophanes

Image
A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.
Aristophanes
Image
You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for your own personal interests hence the state limps along.
Aristophanes
Image
Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!
Aristophanes
Image
Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you, with his age.
Aristophanes
Image
Today things are better than yesterday.
Aristophanes
Image
Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
Aristophanes
Image
Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived she understands deceit too well herself.
Aristophanes
Image
It is right that the good should be happy, that the wicked and the impious on the other hand, should be miserable that is a truth, I believe, which no one will gainsay.
Aristophanes
Image
There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
Aristophanes
Image
There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!
Aristophanes
Image
Old age is second childhood.
Aristophanes
Image
You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
Aristophanes
Image
Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
Aristophanes
Image
The wise learn many things from their enemies.
Aristophanes
Image
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.
Aristophanes
Image
An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
Aristophanes
Image
Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.
Aristophanes
Image
Comedy is allied to justice.
Aristophanes
Image
Open your mind before your mouth
Aristophanes
Image
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
Aristophanes