Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born
boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice
when they become men."
-- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD)
-- Aristippus, iv
boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice
when they become men."
-- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD)
-- Aristippus, iv
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