"The truth is forced upon us, very quickly,…" — Aristophanes
"The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe."
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59 Quotes by Aristophanes
Aristophanes has 59 quotes on this site.
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Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
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Let each man exercise the art he knows.
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Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
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Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
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Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must…
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Under every stone lurks a politician.
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A man's homeland is wherever he prospers.
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High thoughts must have high language.
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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the…
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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The wise learn many things from their enemies.
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Surely you do not believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?
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one of 351 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the…
— Aristophanes
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When migraines briefly became a campaign issue for me, it appeared that political foes were maybe playing the gender card.
— Michele Bachmann
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I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe:…
— William Blake
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Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within.
— Miguel de Cervantes
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We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not…
— Oswald Chambers
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Expose foes wit my hocus pocus flows, they froze now suckas idolize my chosen blows
— Tupac Shakur
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I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity…
— Tallulah Bankhead
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Only those who are spiritual perceive the reality of the spiritual foe and hence engage in battle. Such warfare is…
— Watchman Nee
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A friend to honesty and a foe to crime
— Allan Pinkerton
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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
— Sun Tzu
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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes…
— Sun Tzu
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Golf is more exacting than racing, cards, speculation, or matrimony. In almost all other games you pit yourself against a…
— Arnold Haultain
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