You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

Quote by Aristophanes

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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.

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.

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...

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...

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?

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

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...

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...

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

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.

To be insulted by you is to be garlanded with lilies

To be insulted by you is to be garlanded with lilies

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...

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

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...

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

High thoughts must have high language.

High thoughts must have high language.

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.

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

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

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are...

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are...