[When asked what was the proper time for supper] If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can. (Diogenes of Sinope)

[When asked what was the proper time for supper] If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.

Diogenes of Sinope

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