High thoughts must have high language.

Quote by Aristophanes

Topics: Thought Quotes

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

The wise learn many things from their foes.

The wise learn many things from their foes.

Evil events from evil causes spring.

Evil events from evil causes spring.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

To be insulted by you is to be garlanded with lilies

To be insulted by you is to be garlanded with lilies

Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their...

Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their...

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

Wise men, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same lives

Wise men, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same lives

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?

Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?

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

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

You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say.

You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say.

Courtesy is simply doing unto others what you would like them to do unto you.

Courtesy is simply doing unto others what you would like them to do unto you.

Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?

Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?

High thoughts must have high language.

High thoughts must have high language.

Evil events from evil causes spring.

Evil events from evil causes spring.

These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can't live...

These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can't live...

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole.

Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole.