Aristophanes

"Epops: A man may learn wisdom even from a foe. (tr. in Goldstein-Jackson 1983, p. 163)"

"Chorus [of Birds]: Man naturally is deceitful, ever indeed, and always, in every one thing. (tr. Warter 1830, p. 199)"

"Chorus [of Birds]: Man is naturally deceitful ever, in every way! (tr. Hickie 1853, vol. 1, p. 326)"

"Chorus [of Birds]: Man is a truly cunning creature. (abridged tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)"

"Chorus [of Birds]: Full of wiles, full of guile, at all times, in all ways, are the children of Men. (tr. in Bartlett 1968, p. 91 or Archive.org)"

"Chorus [leader]: Ye Children of Man! whose life is a span, / Protracted with sorrow from day to day, / Naked and featherless, feeble and querulous, / Sickly, calamitous creatures of clay! (heavily rewritten tr. Frere 1839, p. 38)"

"Chorus [leader]: Come now, ye men, in nature darkling, like to the race of leaves, of little might, figures of clay, shadowy feeble tribes, wingless creatures of a day, miserable mortals, dream-like men. (tr. Hickie 1853, vol. 1, p. 338)"

"Wer hat die Eule nach Athen gebracht?"

"Wolkenkuckucksheim."

"Was erwirbt dem Dichter unsere Bewunderung? Das Talent und der moralische Zweck, weil er den Menschen bessern will."

"Regieren ist nichts für einen kultivierten oder ehrenhaften Mann."