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Core Belief
"Love is the desire for wholeness and the reunion of separated souls."
Worldview
Aristophanes sees the world as a chaotic and often ridiculous place, where humor and laughter are essential for coping with life's absurdities.
Personality
Witty, irreverent, and imaginative, Aristophanes offers a humorous and unconventional perspective on love. He is skeptical of abstract philosophical theories and prefers concrete, relatable explanations.
In Their Own Words
"Yes, said Aristophanes, who followed, the hiccough is gone; not, however, until I applied the sneezing; and I wonder whether the harmony of the body has a love of such noises and ticklings, for I no sooner applied the sneezing than I was cured."
"You are right, said Aristophanes, laughing. I will unsay my words; but do you please not to watch me, as I fear that in the speech which I am about to make, instead of others laughing with me, which is to the manner born of our muse and would be all the better, I shall only be laughed at by them."
"Do you expect to shoot your bolt and escape, Aristophanes? Well, perhaps if you are very careful and bear in mind that you will be called to account, I may be induced to let you off."
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