Frasi di Antistene

“È meglio combattere al fianco di pochi virtuosi contro tutti i malvagi piuttosto che al fianco di molti malvagi contro pochi virtuosi.”

“Stai attento ai nemici, perché essi per primi si accorgono degli errori tuoi.”

“Possa io diventare pazzo, piuttosto che provare piacere.”

“Nel lusso possano vivere i figli dei nemici.”

“Gli invidiosi sono divorati dal loro proprio carattere come il ferro dalla ruggine.”

“È assurdo scegliere il loglio e levarlo via dal grano e fare così anche in guerra con quelli che non servono, e invece nella vita politica non scartare i malvagi.”

“Once, when he was applauded by rascals, he remarked, "I am horribly afraid I have done something wrong."”

“Antisthenes … used to say that the wise man would regulate his conduct as a citizen, not according to the established laws of the state, but according to the law of virtue.”

“Antisthenes … said once to a youth from Pontus who was on the point of coming to him to be his pupil, and was asking him what things he wanted, "You want a new book, and a new pen, and a new tablet;" - meaning a new mind.”

“The investigation of the meaning of words is the beginning of education.”

“Being asked what learning is the most necessary, he replied, "How to get rid of having anything to unlearn."”

“Count all wickedness foreign and alien.”

“It is better to fight with a few good men against all the wicked, than with many wicked men against a few good men.”

“Wealth and poverty do not lie in a person's estate, but in their souls.”

“It is better to fall in with crows than with flatterers; for in the one case you are devoured when dead, in the other case while alive.”

“I have enough to eat till my hunger is stayed, to drink till my thirst is sated; to clothe myself withal; and out of doors not Callias there, with all his riches, is more safe than I from shivering; and when I find myself indoors, what warmer shirting do I need than my bare walls? what ampler greatcoat than the tiles above my head?”

“I'd rather be mad than feel pleasure.”

“States are doomed when they are unable to distinguish good men from bad.”

“Ill repute is a good thing and much the same as pain.”

“Antisthenes … was asked on one occasion what learning was the most necessary, and he replied, "To unlearn one's bad habits."”

“As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.”

“To all my friends without distinction I am ready to display my opulence: come one, come all; and whosoever likes to take a share is welcome to the wealth that lies within my soul.”

“There is no work so mean, but it would amply serve me to furnish me with sustenance.”

“One should attend to one's enemies, for they are the first persons to detect one's errors.”

“When he was asked what advantage had accrued to him from philosophy, his answer was, “The ability to hold converse with myself.””

“Virtue is the same for a man and for a woman.”

“It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of.”

“The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.”

“The most necessary learning is that which unlearns evil. ”