• Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.

  Aristophanes
  Ancient Greek comic playwright 446 vC. tot 386 vC.
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. building
2. friends
3. cities
4. lesson
5. walls
6. ships

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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war. by : Aristophanes

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