"He has the most who is most content with the least."
"Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music."
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Source: Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers. Book by Diogenes Laërtius (Book 6 The Cynics, Chapter Diogenes, No. VI), circa 200 AD.
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