Diogenes Laërtius quotes - page 5

He said that men ought to remember those friends who were absent as well as those who were present. (Diogenes Laërtius)
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." View quote
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It was a saying of his that education was an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. View quote
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Alcæus mentions Aristodemus in these lines:- 'T is money makes the man; and he who 's none Is counted neither good nor honourable. View quote
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He used to say that personal beauty was a better introduction than any letter; 18 but others say that it was Diogenes who gave this description of it, while Aristotle called beauty "the gift of God"; that Socrates called it "a short-lived tyranny"; Theophrastus, "a silent deceit"; Theocritus, "an ivory mischief"; Carneades, "a sovereignty which stood in need of no guards". View quote
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Just step aside for me to enjoy the sunshine. View quote
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Very late in life, when he was studying geometry, some one said to Lacydes, "Is it then a time for you to be learning now?" View quote
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