When The Slave Auctioneer Asked

When Some One Boasted That At The Pythian Games He Had Vanquished Men, Diogenes Replied, "nay, I Defeat Men, You Defeat Slaves."

Young Men Not Ought To Marry Yet, And Old Men Never Ought To Marry At All.

Virtue Cannot Dwell With Wealth Either In A City Or In A House.

Antisthenes Used To Say That Envious People Were Devoured By Their Own Disposition, Just As Iron Is By Rust. Envy Of Others Comes From Comparing What They Have With What The Envious Person Has, Rather Than The Envious Person Realising They Have More Than What They Could Have And Certainly More Than Some Others And Being Grateful. It Is Really Just An Inability To Get A Correct Perspective On Their Lives.

Lust Is A Strong Tower Of Mischief, And Hath In It Many Defenders, As Neediness, Anger, Paleness, Discord, Love, And Longing.