Aristophanes

Literature Ancient Greek -446 – -386 97 quotes

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.

Wasps

Youth is ever apt to think itself wise.

The Clouds

Under every stone lurks a scorpion.

The Acharnians

By the gods, I am not a man of words, but a man of deeds.

The Knights

Old men are twice children.

Wasps

The Muses are the daughters of Memory.

The Frogs

A man's character is his fate.

The Clouds

The wisest of you all is he who knows that he knows nothing.

The Clouds

What a delightful thing is a good dinner!

The Acharnians

The best way to learn is to do.

The Wasps

There is no living thing that is not afraid of something.

The Frogs

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Lysistrata

He who has a mind to do it, has a way.

The Wasps

The man who is a master of himself is a master of the world.

The Clouds

It is a good thing to be a friend to a man, but a better thing to be a friend to the truth.

The Clouds

The city is like a ship, and the citizens are the crew.

The Knights

Silence is the best answer to a fool.

The Frogs

The only thing that is constant is change.

The Clouds

A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world.

Plutus

The young men of Athens are like the young men of all cities: they are full of spirit and ambition.

The Clouds