Aristophanes - Woman Quotes

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[Choir of] Men: There is no beast, no rush of fire, like woman so untamed. She calmly goes her way where even panthers would be shamed.
[Choir of] Women: And yet you are fool enough, it seems, to dare to war with me, when for your faithful ally you might win me easily.

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There is no animal more invincible than a woman, nor fire either, nor any wildcat so ruthless.

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Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.

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There's nothing worse in the world than shameless woman—save some other woman.

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A woman's time of opportunity is short, and if she doesn't seize it, no one wants to marry her, and she sits watching for omens.

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When the soldier returns from the wars, even though he has white hair, he very soon finds a young wife. But a woman has only one summer; if she does not make hay while the sun shines, no one will afterwards have anything to say to her, and she spends her days consulting oracles that never send her a husband.

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