As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. - Antisthenes

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As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.

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

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Native Name: Ἀντισθένης
Alternative Names: Antisthenes of Athens
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πρός τε τὸ Ποντικὸν μειράκιον μέλλον φοιτᾶν αὐτῷ καὶ πυθόμενον τίνων αὐτῷ δεῖ, φησί, “βιβλιαρίου καινοῦ καὶ γραφείου καινοῦ καὶ πινακιδίου καινοῦ,” τὸν νοῦν παρεμφαίνων.

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