Maxioms by Laertius Diogenes
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but read more
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him."
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
He calls drunkenness an expression identical with ruin.
He calls drunkenness an expression identical with ruin.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
