Aristophanes

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see through your eyes."

"To forgive is not to forget, but to choose not to let the past poison the future."

"The greatest power is the power to choose one's response to any situation."

"A moment of patience may prevent a lifetime of regret."

"The voice of wisdom often sounds like folly to those not yet ready to hear it."

"What separates the great from the merely good is the willingness to take one more step."

"In the end, we judge ourselves by the measure of courage we have shown."

"The man who knows himself is ahead of the man who knows all the world."

"A life without play is like a day without sunshine."

"The bonds of friendship are stronger than the bonds of blood when they are freely chosen."

"To understand oneself is the beginning of all wisdom and the end of all pretense."

"The work of the hands is honorable when done with a joyful heart."

"What we sow in youth, we reap in old age; plant with care and harvest with gratitude."

"A man's character is his destiny, and his choices are his legacy."

"The greatest adventure is not in the world, but in the minds of those who dare to think."

"The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does."

"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."

"By words the mind is winged, but to describe it truly one requires all the arts."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"When men drink, they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and battles and beget children."

"No one is wise enough by himself."

"The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education."

"Under the influence of wine, truth emerges."

"These are the men who stir up useless strifes and fill the city with new disorders."

"The Gods appreciate virtue, but men appreciate money."

"A man may be down, but he is never out."

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

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"In matters of public moment, the voice of the wisest of men is not so powerful as that of the mob."

"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."