Frases de Diógenes Laercio página 3

“Tales decía que no existía diferencia entre la vida y la muerte. «¿Por qué no mueres entonces?», le preguntaron. «Porque no hay diferencia alguna», repuso.”

Fuente: Jiménez, Chal. Marca la diferencia: Porque tú lo vales. Editorial ESIC Editorial, 2014. ISBN 9788473566520. p. 157.

“La cultura es un saber del que no tiene uno que acordarse… fluye espontáneamente.”

“Un hombre debe vivir tan cerca de sus superiores como cerca del fuego; ni tan cerca que se queme, ni tan lejos que se hiele.”

Fuente: Sarmiento, J. M. Mil y una frases célebres. Editorial Planet House Editorials, 2016.

“Para casarte, cuando joven es temprano y cuando viejo es tarde.”

“Sócrates ensalzaba el ocio como la más bella de las riquezas.”

Fuente: Las mejores citas de provocación / Best provocation sayings: contra todo y contra todos. Coña fina. Autor y editor Samuel Red. Editorial Grasindo, 2008. ISBN 9788479277802. p. 89.

“El amor es el pasatiempo de los ociosos.”

“Wealth is the sinews of affairs.”

Diógenes Laercio: Frases en inglés

“Writers differ with respect to the apophthegms of the Seven Sages, attributing the same one to various authors.”

Bion, 48.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 4: The Academy

“Bion insisted on the principle that "The property of friends is common."”

Thales, 14.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 1: The Seven Sages

“He used to say that personal beauty was a better introduction than any letter; 18 but others say that it was Diogenes who gave this description of it, while Aristotle called beauty "the gift of God"; that Socrates called it "a short-lived tyranny"; Theophrastus, "a silent deceit"; Theocritus, "an ivory mischief"; Carneades, "a sovereignty which stood in need of no guards."”

Bion, 9.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 4: The Academy

“Being asked whether it was better to marry or not, he replied, "Whichever you do, you will repent it."”

Aristotle, 9.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 5: The Peripatetics

“Solon gave the following advice: "Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath. Never tell a lie. Pay attention to matters of importance."”

Socrates, 16.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers

“Aristophanes turns Socrates into ridicule in his comedies, as making the worse appear the better reason.”

Solon, 12.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 1: The Seven Sages

“The question was put to him, what hope is; and his answer was, "The dream of a waking man."”

Socrates, 5.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers

“The saying, "Practice is everything," is Periander’s.”

Aristotle, 9.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 5: The Peripatetics

“Xenophanes was the first person who asserted… that the soul is a spirit.”

Periander, 6.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 1: The Seven Sages

“The chief good is the suspension of the judgment, which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.”

Xenophanes, 3.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 9: Uncategorized philosophers and Skeptics

“That the gods superintend all the affairs of men, and that there are such beings as dæmons.”

Pyrrho, 11.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 9: Uncategorized philosophers and Skeptics

“Democritus says, "But we know nothing really; for truth lies deep down."”

Plato, 42.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 3: Plato

“Aristippus being asked what were the most necessary things for well-born boys to learn, said, "Those things which they will put in practice when they become men."”

Pyrrho, 8.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 9: Uncategorized philosophers and Skeptics

“Anaximander used to assert that the primary cause of all things was the Infinite,—not defining exactly whether he meant air or water or anything else.”

Aristippus, 4.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers

“When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, "To know one’s self." And what was easy, "To advise another."”

Anaximander, 2.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 2: Socrates, his predecessors and followers

“One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any external influence. Moreover, that in that does happiness consist.”

Thales, 9.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 1: The Seven Sages

“When he was praised by some wicked men, he said, "I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing."”

Zeno, 53.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 7: The Stoics

“Arcesilaus had a peculiar habit while conversing of using the expression, "My opinion is," and "So and so will not agree to this."”

Antisthenes, 4.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 6: The Cynics

“The apophthegm "Know thyself" is his.”

Arcesilaus, 12.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 4: The Academy

“Just step aside for me to enjoy the sunshine.”

Thales, 13. Compare" "There are two sentences inscribed upon the Delphic oracle, hugely accommodated to the usages of man’s life: 'Know thyself', and 'Nothing too much'; and upon these all other precepts depend", Plutarch, Consolation to Apollonius.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 1: The Seven Sages

“Like sending owls to Athens, as the proverb goes.”

Actually said by his namesake Diogenes of Sinope, when asked by Alexander the Great if there was anything he wanted.
Plutarch, Parallel Lives, "Alexander", ch. 14, section 4.
Misattributed

“Thales said there was no difference between life and death. "Why, then," said some one to him, "do not you die?" "Because," said he, "it does make no difference."”

Plato, 32.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 3: Plato

“Nothing can be produced out of nothing.”

Thales, 9.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 1: The Seven Sages