Aristophanes
An ancient Greek dramatist, known as the 'Father of Comedy' for his satirical plays.
Quotes by Aristophanes
There is nothing more difficult than to know oneself.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
It is better to be a fool than to be a knave.
The greatest evil is ignorance.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
A man who is afraid of nothing is a man who has nothing to lose.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices make instruments to scourge us.
The best government is that which governs least.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
The wise man speaks because he has something to say, the fool because he has to say something.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
Justice is a certain disposition of the soul, which makes men just in their actions and desirous of what is just.