Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.

It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.

Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.

I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.

By worrying as little as possible about fame.

I like best the wine drunk at the cost of others.

It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.