Diogenes Laërtius - Asked Quotes

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Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice when they become men."

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When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, "To know one's self." And what was easy, "To advise another."

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Asked what he gained from philosophy, he answered, "To do without being commanded what others do from fear of the laws."

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When asked what wine he liked to drink, he replied, "That which belongs to another."

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When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, "Not to unlearn what you have learned."

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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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Being asked whether it was better to marry or not, he replied, "Whichever you do, you will repent it."

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"Bury me on my face," said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, "Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down."

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Asked from what country he came, he replied, "I am a citizen of the world."

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On one occasion Aristotle was asked how much educated men were superior to those uneducated: "As much," said he, "as the living are to the dead."

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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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When asked what he would take to let a man give him a blow on the head, he said, "A helmet."

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When Zeno was asked what a friend was, he replied, "Another I."

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Aristotle was once asked what those who tell lies gain by it. Said he, "That when they speak truth they are not believed."

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