Laertius Diogenes

Take the goods the gods provide thee.

Take the goods the gods provide thee.

If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.

If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.

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."

When asked what wines he liked to drink he replied, "That which
belongs to another."
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When asked what wines he liked to drink he replied, "That which
belongs to another."
- Laertius Diogenes,

To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.

To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.