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“It used to be a common saying of Myson's that men ought not to seek for things in words, but for words in things; for that things are not made on account of words but that words are put together for the sake of things.” quote by Diogenes Laertius — Download Open image

“It used to be a common saying of Myson's that men ought not to seek for things in words, but for words in things; for that things are not made on account of words but that words are put together for the sake of things.”

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Pythagoras used to say that he had received as a gift from Mercury the perpetual transmigration of his soul, so that it was constantly…

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Anarcharsis, on learning that the sides of a ship were four fingers thick, said that "the passengers were just that distance from death.

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Courage, my boy! that is the complexion of virtue.

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Aristippus said that a wise man's country was the world.

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Arcesilaus had a peculiar habit while conversing of using the expression, "My opinion is," and "So and so will not agree to this.

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Bion used to say that the way to the shades below was easy; he could go there with his eyes shut.

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Diogenes said once to a person who was showing him a dial, "It is a very useful thing to save a man from being…

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“Step out of my sunlight.”

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Plato affirmed that the soul was immortal and clothed in many bodies successively.

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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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Anaximander used to assert that the primary cause of all things was the Infinite,-not defining exactly whether he meant air or water or anything…

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If appearances are deceitful, then they do not deserve any confidence when they assert what appears to them to be true.

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