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It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead - these the living. (Antisthenes Quotes)
There is no work so mean, but it would amply serve me to furnish me with sustenance (Antisthenes Quotes)
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 (Antisthenes Quotes)
The most necessary learning is that which unlearns evil (Antisthenes Quotes)
As rust corrupts iron, so envy corrupts man (Antisthenes Quotes)
How to get rid of having anything to unlearn (Antisthenes Quotes)
States are doomed when they are unable to distinguish good men from bad (Antisthenes Quotes)
It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of (Antisthenes Quotes)
I’d rather be mad than feel pleasure (Antisthenes Quotes)
The investigation of the meaning of words is the beginning of education (Antisthenes Quotes)
The advantages of philosophy? That I am able to hold converse with myself (Antisthenes Quotes)
As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy (Antisthenes Quotes)
Royalty does good and is badly spoken of (Antisthenes Quotes)
Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive (Antisthenes Quotes)
When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life (Antisthenes Quotes)
Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes (Antisthenes Quotes)
Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults (Antisthenes Quotes)
Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning (Antisthenes Quotes)
I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing (Antisthenes Quotes)
The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue (Antisthenes Quotes)
We weed out the darnel from the corn and the unfit in war, but do not excuse evil men from the service of the state (Antisthenes Quotes)
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion (Antisthenes Quotes)
Man must either make provision of sense to understand, or of a halter to hang himself (Antisthenes Quotes)
Wealth and poverty do not lie in a person’s estate, but in their souls (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 Quotes)
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 (Antisthenes Quotes)
Wealth and poverty do not lie in a man’s estate, but in men’s souls (Antisthenes Quotes)
Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer (Antisthenes Quotes)
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 (Antisthenes Quotes)