The chief good is the suspension of the judgment, which tra… - Diogenes Laërtius

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

Diogenes Laërtius

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Diogenes Laërtius (fl. c. 3rd century AD), was a biographer of ancient Greek philosophers. His Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, in ten books, is still extant and is an important source of information on the development of Greek philosophy. The period when he lived is not exactly known, but it is supposed to have been during the reigns of Septimius Severus and Caracalla.

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Native Name: Διογένης ὁ Λαέρτιος

Alternative Names: Diogenes Laertius

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

Bury me on my face," said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, "Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.

He used to define justice as "a virtue of the soul distributing that which each person deserved."

The chief good is the suspension of the judgment, which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow. - Diogenes Laërtius

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