Praxagora: Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.
(tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)
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Praxagora: I want all to have a share of everything and all property to be in common; there will no longer be either rich or poor; [...] I shall begin by making land, money, everything that is private property, common to all. [...]
Blepyrus: But who will till the soil?
Praxagora: The slaves.
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Bdelycleon: It is so that you may know only those who nourish you
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Chremylus: [Wealth], the most excellent of all the gods.
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Chorus [of Birds]: Man is a truly cunning creature.
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Hierocles: You will never make the crab walk straight.
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