"When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can."

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Source: Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Book VI, Section 63, 1922.

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Diogenes

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Diogenes was a Greek philosopher known for his ascetic lifestyle and sharp critiques of societal norms, embodying the principles of Cynicism.

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"Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, "Behold Plato's man!""

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