Aristophanes

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Notable quotes

“τί ταῦτα στρέφει τεχνάζεις τε καὶ πορίζεις τριβάς;”
— : Why this dodging and scheming and contriving delays?
“πῶς δ᾿ ἂν μεθύων χρηστόν τι βουλεύσαιτ᾿ ἀνήρ;”
— What good is in a drunken counsellor? (tr. C. A. Wheelwright, 1837 )
“οὔποτε ποιήσεις τὸν καρκίνον ὀρθὰ βαδίζειν.”
— : You will never make the crab walk straight. (tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)
“σὺ δ᾿ εὐθὺς ὥσπερ πρῖνος ἐμπρησθεὶς βοᾷς.”
— : Right away you start roaring like an oak tree on fire.

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