Aristophanes
An ancient Greek dramatist, known as the 'Father of Comedy' for his satirical plays.
Quotes by Aristophanes
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
Youth is ever apt to think itself wise.
Under every stone lurks a scorpion.
By the gods, I am not a man of words, but a man of deeds.
Old men are twice children.
The Muses are the daughters of Memory.
A man's character is his fate.
The wisest of you all is he who knows that he knows nothing.
What a delightful thing is a good dinner!
The best way to learn is to do.
There is no living thing that is not afraid of something.
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
He who has a mind to do it, has a way.
The man who is a master of himself is a master of the world.
It is a good thing to be a friend to a man, but a better thing to be a friend to the truth.
The city is like a ship, and the citizens are the crew.
Silence is the best answer to a fool.
The only thing that is constant is change.
A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world.
The young men of Athens are like the young men of all cities: they are full of spirit and ambition.