704 – “The wise learn many things from their enemies; for caution preserves all things. From a friend you could not learn this, but your foe immediately obliges you to learn it.”

–Aristophanes

Quote Number:  824

Source: Aristophanes. “The Birds.” 414 BC. In The Comedies of Aristophanes, Vol I. William James Hickie, translator. Henry G Bohn: London. 1853. Pg 322. Online Here.

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