Antisthenes quotes

It is better to fall in with crows than with flatterers; for in the one case you are devoured when dead, in the other case while alive. (Antisthenes)
One should attend to one's enemies, for they are the first persons to detect one's errors. View quote
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As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. View quote
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The most necessary learning is that which unlearns evil. View quote
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States are doomed when they are unable to distinguish good men from bad. View quote
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To all my friends without distinction I am ready to display my opulence: come one, come all; and whosoever likes to take a share is welcome to the wealth that lies within my soul. View quote
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The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue. View quote
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I'd rather be mad than feel pleasure. View quote
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The investigation of the meaning of words is the beginning of education. View quote
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Virtue is the same for a man and for a woman. View quote
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Wealth and poverty do not lie in a person's estate, but in their souls. (Antisthenes)
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. View quote
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It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of. View quote
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Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning. View quote
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Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive. View quote
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Being asked what learning is the most necessary, he replied, "How to get rid of having anything to unlearn." View quote
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Antisthenes ... used to say that the wise man would regulate his conduct as a citizen, not according to the established laws of the state, but according to the law of virtue. View quote
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Count all wickedness foreign and alien. View quote
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Once, when he was applauded by rascals, he remarked, "I am horribly afraid I have done something wrong." View quote
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I have enough to eat till my hunger is stayed, to drink till my thirst is sated; to clothe myself withal; and out of doors not Callias there, with all his riches, is more safe than I from shivering; and when I find myself indoors, what warmer shirting do I need than my bare walls? what ampler greatcoat than the tiles above my head? View quote
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Ill repute is a good thing and much the same as pain. (Antisthenes)
Antisthenes ... was asked on one occasion what learning was the most necessary, and he replied, "To unlearn one's bad habits." View quote
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There is no work so mean, but it would amply serve me to furnish me with sustenance. View quote
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When he was asked what advantage had accrued to him from philosophy, his answer was, "The ability to hold converse with myself.”. View quote
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It is better to fight with a few good men against all the wicked, than with many wicked men against a few good men. View quote
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