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

The greatest wealth is health.

Plutus

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

The Clouds

Man is a political animal.

The Knights

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

The Wasps

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

The Frogs

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Birds

It is not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

The Clouds

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

The Frogs

The best revenge is massive success.

The Wasps

The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

The Frogs

Old age is second childhood.

The Clouds -423

Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret.

The Ecclesiazusae -388

A woman's time of opportunity is short, and if she doesn't grab it, no one wants to marry her, and she sits watching for omens.

Plutus -392

Under every stone lurks a politician.

The Acharnians -425

You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

The Knights -426

Sterility is the sorrow of marriage.

Lysistrata -411

To make the worse appear the better reason.

The Clouds -423

I am amazed that anyone who has ever been to school can think that justice is a simple thing.

The Plutus -393

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

The Birds -414

Hunger is the best sauce in the world.

The Ecclesiazusae -388