Open your mind before your mouth

Open your mind before your mouth

Aristophanes

Under every stone lurks a politician.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

High thoughts must have high language.

High thoughts must have high language.

Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.

Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men.

By words the mind is winged.

By words the mind is winged.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

Comedy is allied to justice.

Comedy is allied to justice.

You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.

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

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

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.

Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever

Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

Vices are their own punishment

Vices are their own punishment

Please all, and you will please none.

Please all, and you will please none.

He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.

He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.

One story sounds good until another is told

One story sounds good until another is told

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

Acquaintance softens prejudice.

Acquaintance softens prejudice.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.