There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.
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Antisthenes (c. 445–365 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and a prominent disciple of Socrates, known for founding the Cynic school of philosophy. He emphasized virtue, self-sufficiency, and asceticism, advocating for a life in accordance with nature and criticizing the materialism of society. His teachings laid the groundwork for later Cynics, including Diogenes of Sinope.
d. 360
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.
The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.Fragments, p. 45, 2000
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