Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?
AristophanesRead
Open your mind before your mouth
Interpretation
Be thoughtful and reflective before expressing your opinions.
This quote emphasizes the importance of considering ideas and perspectives thoroughly before speaking. By advocating for an open mind, it suggests that one should absorb information and think critically before sharing opinions or judgments, leading to more meaningful and constructive conversations.
In practice
In a team meeting where diverse opinions are being discussed.
Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?
[Y]ou [man] are fool enough, it seems, to dare to war with [woman=] me, when for your faithful ally you might win me easily.
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can't live with them, or without them.
I would rather be whole than good.
Man is only great when he acts from passion.
A man who always speaks the truth wholeheartedly is greater than those who do penance and deeds of charity.
I don't believe you! Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons.
The most important things must be said simply, for they are spoiled by bombast; whereas trivial things must be described grandly, for they are supported only by aptness of expression, tone and manner.
I have crossed over to a place where I never thought Iβd be. I am someone I would have never imagined. A secret. A dream. I am this, body and soul. Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am.
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