Maxioms by Laertius Diogenes
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."
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
Once he saw a youth blushing, and addressed him, "Courage, my
boy; that is the complexion of virtue."
Once he saw a youth blushing, and addressed him, "Courage, my
boy; that is the complexion of virtue."
He calls drunkenness an expression identical with ruin.
He calls drunkenness an expression identical with ruin.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
