You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

Quote by Aristophanes

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Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon...

Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon...

Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon...

Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon...

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...

High thoughts must have high language.

High thoughts must have high language.

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.

High thoughts must have high language.

High thoughts must have high language.

This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought. Should contrive our...

This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought. Should contrive our...

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.

To be insulted by you is to be garlanded with lilies

To be insulted by you is to be garlanded with lilies

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

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.

Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.

Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

Evil events from evil causes spring.

Evil events from evil causes spring.

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

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

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

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...

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and...

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and...

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.