Quotes by Anacharsis

“Written laws are like spiders webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.”

“Play so that you may be serious.”

“Every man is his own chief enemy.”

“Written laws are like spiders webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.”

“Wise men argue cases, fools decide them.”

Wise men argue causes and fools decide them.

The first draught serveth for health the second for pleasure the third for shame and the fourth for madness.

The first draught serveth for health, the second for pleasure, the third for shame, and the fourth for madness.