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

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I'd rather be mad than feel pleasure.

Antisthenes

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About Antisthenes

Antisthenes (Greek: Ἀντισθένης; c. 445 – c. 365 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates, and founder of the Cynic school.

Native Name: Ἀντισθένης

Alternative Names: Antisthenes of Athens

Originators like Antisthenes:

κρεῖττόν ἐστι μετ᾿ ὀλίγων ἀγαθῶν πρὸς ἅπαντας τοὺς κακοὺς ἢ μετὰ πολλῶν κακῶν πρὸς ὀλίγους ἀγαθοὺς μάχεσθαι.

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

ἔλεγέ τε συνεχές, “μανείην μᾶλλον ἢ ἡσθείην.”