Aristophanes tells us to drop a baffling thought and try another fresh idea. He advises hearing both sides before deciding. He calls love the desire and pursuit of the whole. He also jokes that women who love drinks are a boon for bartenders but a bane for crockery.
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Aristophanes is a comedy writer from Classical Athens, best known for Frogs.
Quick Facts About Aristophanes
Nationality
Classical Athens
Profession
Comedy Writer
Notable works
Frogs
Known for
Assemblywomen, Lysistrata, Thesmophoriazusae, The Frogs, The Clouds
About Aristophanes
His surviving plays are key examples of Old Comedy, performed at Athens’ religious festivals such as the City Dionysia and the Lenaia, and several won first prize in those competitions.
![“[Y]ou possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.” quote by Aristophanes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/aristophanes-3340_attributes_y-ou-possess-all-the-attributes-of-a-dem_1649547.jpg)
![“You [demagogues] are like the fishers for eels; in still waters they catch nothing, but if they thoroughly stir up the slime, their fishing is good; in the same way it's only in troublous times that you line your pockets.” quote by Aristophanes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/aristophanes-3340_demagoguery_you-demagogues-are-like-the-fishers-for_87488.jpg)
