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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,

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Aristophanes turns Socrates into ridicule . . . as making the
worse appear the better reason.

Aristophanes turns Socrates into ridicule . . . as making the
worse appear the better reason.

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: Reason Quotes,
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Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
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Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him."

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: Possession Quotes,
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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.

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: General Sayings,
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The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

by Laertius Diogenes Found in: Education Quotes,
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