An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.


Knights, line 1274-1275, Leader of the Chorus speaking - Knights (424 BC) [tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus]

Aristophanes Quotes

An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.

An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.

An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.

An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.