Nothing can be produced out of nothing.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Laertius Diogenes
Solon used to say that speech was the im…
Solon used to say that speech was the image of actions… that laws were like cobwebs, –for that if any trifling or powerless thing fell into them, they held it fast while if it were something weightier, it broke through them and was off.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Laertius Diogenes
The mob is the mother of tyrants….
The mob is the mother of tyrants.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Laertius Diogenes
The question was put to him, what hope i…
The question was put to him, what hope is and his answer was, The dream of a waking man.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Laertius Diogenes
Time is the image of eternity….
Time is the image of eternity.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Laertius Diogenes
We have two ears and only one tongue in …
We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Laertius Diogenes
When Thales was asked what was difficult…
When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, ‘To know one’s self.’ And what was easy, ‘To advise another.’
Quote, saying and phrase by: Laertius Diogenes