Antisthenes Quotes & Sayings

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life. — Antisthenes

How to get rid of having anything to unlearn. — Antisthenes

The most necessary learning is that which unlearns evil. — Antisthenes

The advantages of philosophy? That I am able to hold converse with myself. — Antisthenes

As rust corrupts iron, so envy corrupts man. — Antisthenes

States are doomed when they are unable to distinguish good men from bad. — Antisthenes

The investigation of the meaning of words is the beginning of education. — Antisthenes

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning. — Antisthenes

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive. — Antisthenes

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. — Antisthenes

The most valuable skill we can learn in our lives is to unlearn what is untrue. — Antisthenes

I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing. — Antisthenes

It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead - these the living. — Antisthenes

It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of. — Antisthenes

Virtue . . . is the same for men and for women. — Antisthenes

Royalty does good and is badly spoken of. — Antisthenes

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes. — Antisthenes

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 . — Antisthenes

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

Wealth and poverty do not lie in a man's estate, but in men's souls. — Antisthenes

Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults. — Antisthenes

I'd rather be mad than feel pleasure. — Antisthenes

We weed out the darnel from the corn and the unfit in war, but do not excuse evil men from the service of the state. — Antisthenes