Aristippus said that a wise man's country was the world.
-- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD)
-- Aristippus, xiii
-- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD)
-- Aristippus, xiii
Related:
- Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born
boys to learn,
said, "Those things which they will put in practice... - It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
-- Diogenes Laertius (c.
200 AD) -- Xenophanes,... - Asked from what country he came, he replied, "I am a citizen of the world."
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Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD) -- Diogenes,... - The apophthegm "Know thyself" is his.
-- Diogenes Laertius (c.
200 AD) -- Thales,... - The chief good he has defined to be the exercise of virtue in a perfect life.
Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD) -- Aristotle,... - Be of good cheer," said Diogenes; "I see land."
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Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD) -- Diogenes,... - Diogenes said once to a person who was showing him a dial,
"It is a very useful thing to save a man from being... - When a man reproached him for going into unclean places,
he said, "The sun too penetrates into privies, but... - When asked what he would take to let a man give him a blow on the
head,
he said, "A helmet." -- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200...
