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The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man."

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He was once asked what a friend is, and his answer was, "One soul abiding in two bodies."

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The question was once put to him, how we ought to behave to our friends; and the answer he gave was, "As we should wish our friends to behave to us."

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A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, "If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can."

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Diogenes Laërtius

Diogenes Laërtius

Born: 180
Died: 240 (aged 60)
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