Fewest Quote by Diogenes Laertius Download Open image “Socrates said, "Those who want fewest things are nearest to the gods.” — Diogenes Laertius ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fewest Nearest Gods Said Socrates Socrates Said Want Want Fewest
“Socrates argued that only God can be a sophist, only God can be truly wise.” — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
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“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. Socrates” — Carolyn Spear Copy Share Image
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When I look around, I begin to understand what Socrates meant when he said, 'How much there is in the world I do not… — Nicolas Roeg Copy Share Image
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“The ancient Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone, of all the Greeks, know that… — Socrates Copy Share Image
“The simplest person who worship God is wiser than the supposed wisest people who worshiped a worthless substitute.” — ANIKOR Daniel Copy Share Image
“Many humans prefer tiny gods,” said the Gardener. “Tiny gods of limited preoccupations…” — Sheri S. Tepper Copy Share Image
Pythagoras used to say that he had received as a gift from Mercury the perpetual transmigration of his soul, so that it was constantly… — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
Anarcharsis, on learning that the sides of a ship were four fingers thick, said that "the passengers were just that distance from death. — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
Arcesilaus had a peculiar habit while conversing of using the expression, "My opinion is," and "So and so will not agree to this. — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
Bion used to say that the way to the shades below was easy; he could go there with his eyes shut. — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
Diogenes said once to a person who was showing him a dial, "It is a very useful thing to save a man from being… — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
Plato affirmed that the soul was immortal and clothed in many bodies successively. — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, Not to unlearn what you have learned! — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
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… — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
If appearances are deceitful, then they do not deserve any confidence when they assert what appears to them to be true. — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
The perfection of style consists in the use of the exact speech necessary to convey the sense in the fewest words consistent with perspicuity,… — Joseph P. Bradley Copy Share Image
The biggest thing, I think, is to stay healthy and make the fewest mistakes, and then you can win... The margin of error is… — Hugh Douglas Copy Share Image
I thought about majoring in Math, Chemistry and English, but Math had the fewest requirements, so I went with it. I knew I wanted… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
If you really understand something, you can say it in the fewest words, instead of thrashing about. — Paul Graham Copy Share Image
