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Quote by Diogenes Laertius

“It used to be a common saying of Myson's that men ought not to seek for things in words, but for words in things; for that things are not made on account of words but that words are put together for the sake of things.”

Quote by Diogenes Laertius

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Diogenes Laertius

Diogenes Laertius was a Greek philosopher and biographer, whose exact birth and death dates are unknown. His most notable work, 'Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers', is an important source for the study of ancient Greek philosophy. more

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