“Bias used to say that men ought to calculate life both as if they were fated to live a long and a short time, and that they ought to love one another as if at a future time they would come to hate one another; for that most men were bad.” IfsMenLongUsedHateOughtBiasShort TimeLove One AnotherFuture Time Author:Diogenes Laertius
“Once when Bion was at sea in the company of some wicked men, he fell into the hands of pirates; and when the rest said, "We are undone if we are known,"-"But I," said he, "am undone if we are not known.” IfsMenSaidHandsCompanyKnownSeaWickedPirateUndoneWicked Man Author:Diogenes Laertius
“One of the sayings of Diogenes was that most men were within a finger's breadth of being mad; for if a man walked with his middle finger pointing out, folks would think him mad, but not so if it were his forefinger.” IfsThinkingMenMiddleMadFingersFolksPointingBreadthPointing FingersMiddle FingerBeing Mad Author:Diogenes Laertius
“If appearances are deceitful, then they do not deserve any confidence when they assert what appears to them to be true.” IfsDeserveAppearanceBeing TrueDeceitful Author:Diogenes Laertius
“Apollodorus says, "If any one were to take away from the books of Chrysippus all the passages which he quotes from other authors, his paper would be left empty.” IfsBookWould BeLeftPaperEmptyPassages Author:Diogenes Laertius
“A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made answer, "If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.” IfsMenMadeAnswersPoorRichPleaseRich ManPoor ManSupperProper Time Author:Diogenes Laertius
“One of the sophisms of Chrysippus was, "If you have not lost a thing, you have it.” IfsLost Author:Diogenes Laertius