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Antisthenes’ Biography and Attributed Quotes

April 10, 2021February 11, 2021 by Quotes from the Past
Antisthenes

Antisthenes was a disciple of Socrates and later founded the Cynical School of Philosophy which came to prominence in the 3rd Century …

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Diogenes the Cynic’s quotes are sometimes astonishing but always insightful

April 10, 2021October 20, 2020 by Quotes from the Past
Diogenes in Search of an Honest Man

Diogenes the Cynic, a native of Sinope, was the son of Hicesius, a public banker responsible for minting coins. Diogenes remains a …

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The most perfect political community

April 10, 2021July 25, 2020 by Marika

“The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control and outnumbers both of the other classes.” …

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I never met a man I didn’t like

April 12, 2021February 21, 2017 by Marika
I Never Met a Man I Didn't Like

Who was Will Rogers? He can’t be easily defined – he was a horse breaker, circus performer, vaudeville wise-cracker, movie star, raconteur, …

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Did a simple book of quotes set Churchill upon the path to greatness?

April 10, 2021January 6, 2017 by Marika

How did a political has-been in his mid-sixties, languishing on the backbenches of the British parliament, rise to become one of the …

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