"Courage, my boy! that is the complexion of virtue."
"One of the sayings of Diogenes was that most men were within a finger's breadth of being mad; for if a man walked with his middle finger pointing out, folks would think him mad, but not so if it were his forefinger."
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Source: Diogenes Laertius (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Diogenes Laertius (Illustrated)”, p.145, Delphi Classics
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