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> [A field is the most just possession for men. For what nature requires it carefully bears: barley, oil, wine, figs, honey. Silver-plate and purple will do for the tragedians, not for life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/a-field-is-the-most-just-possession-for-men-for-what-nature-requires/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

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## More by Philemon

> [In this thing one man is superior to another, that he is better able to bear adversity and prosperity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/in-this-thing-one-man-is-superior-to-another-that-he-is-better-able/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [We are all crazy when we are angry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/we-are-all-crazy-when-we-are-angry/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [Look around you: there is not a doctor who desires the health of his friends, not a soldier who desires peace for his country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/look-around-you-there-is-not-a-doctor-who-desires-the-health-of-his/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/i-pray-that-you-may-be-active-in-sharing-your-faith-so-that-you-will/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [It is easy for men to give advice, but difficult for one's self to follow; we have an example in physicians: for their patients…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/it-is-easy-for-men-to-give-advice-but-difficult-for-one-s-self-to/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [A field is the most just possession for men. For what nature requires it carefully bears: barley, oil, wine, figs, honey. Silver-plate and purple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/a-field-is-the-most-just-possession-for-men-for-what-nature-requires/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [Grief, like a tree, has tears for its fruit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/grief-like-a-tree-has-tears-for-its-fruit/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [Does man differ from the other animals? Only in posture. The rest are bent, but he is a wild beast who walks upright.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/does-man-differ-from-the-other-animals-only-in-posture-the-rest-are/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [Temperate anger well becomes the wise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/temperate-anger-well-becomes-the-wise/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/i-pray-that-your-partnership-with-us-in-the-faith-may-be-effective-in/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [A farmer is always going to be rich next year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/a-farmer-is-always-going-to-be-rich-next-year/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [A just man is not one who does no ill, But he, who with the power, has not the will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/a-just-man-is-not-one-who-does-no-ill-but-he-who-with-the-power-has/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [Not one amongst the doctors, as you'll see For his own friends desires to prescribe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/not-one-amongst-the-doctors-as-you-ll-see-for-his-own-friends-desires/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

> [Only the doctor and the judge have the right to inflict the death penalty without receiving the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philemon/only-the-doctor-and-the-judge-have-the-right-to-inflict-the-death/)

[Philemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philemon/)

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